Deep infections following index total hip arthroplasties
| Time | Hip nos. | Organism | Other factors | Treatment and outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 3mo | 30 | Pseudomonas | Alcohol, DM, UTI | Débridement → excision |
| 183 | No growth | Antibiotics → cure | ||
| 291 | S. aureus | Obesity, DM, RA | Débridement and suppressive antibiotics | |
| 327 | S. epidermis | Alcohol, obesity | Excision, reimplant → cure | |
| 417 | S. aureus | Alcohol, obesity, DM | Excision | |
| 561 | Enterobacter cloacae | Prior operation(s) | Suppressive antibiotics | |
| 956 | S. epidermis | Obesity, leg infection | Suppressive antibiotics | |
| 982 | S. aureus | Alcohol | Excision | |
| 1099 | S. epidermis | Débridement and suppressive antibiotics | ||
| 1249 | S. aureus | Alcohol, obesity | Excision, reimplant → cure | |
| 1725 | E. coli and Kleb. pneumoniae | Alcohol, delirium tremens, incontinence, aspiration, renal and cardiac failure | Death at 35 days | |
| 3 mo–2 y | 105 | S. epidermis | Alcohol, cancer | Suppressive antibiotics |
| 483 | S. epidermis | Excision, reimplant → cure | ||
| 721 | E. coli | Obesity, cancer septicemia | Suppressive antibiotics | |
| 876 | S. aureus and epidermis | Débridement, excision | ||
| 1408 | Strep. viridans | Obesity | Excision, reimplant → cure | |
| 1814 | Strep, pyogenes | Alcohol | Débridement and suppressive antibiotics | |
| 1925 | S. aureus | Alcohol, obesity | Débridement, excision | |
| > 2–23 y | 136 | Strep. salvarius | Septicemia | Excision, reimplant → cure |
| 287 | S. aureus | Alcohol, psoriasis, septicemia | Excision, reimplant → cure | |
| 411 | S. aureus | Leg infection, septicemia | Excision, death at 1 month | |
| 657 | Strep. species | Alcohol, obesity, septicemia | Antibiotics → cure | |
| 791 | S. aureus | Alcohol, obesity | Excision, reimplant, reinfection | |
| 840 | Pseudomonas | Alcohol, RA, steroids | Excision | |
| 997 | Kleb. pneumoniae and Enterococcus faecalis | DM, steroids, leg infection | Excision | |
| 1047 | Citrobacter koseri | Cancer, UTI, septicemia | Excision, reimplant → cure | |
| 1131 | S. aureus | Leg infection | Débridement, excision | |
| 1231 | Strep. pyogenes | Preoperative UTI | Excision, multiple operations | |
| 1817 | Gram positive cocci commensal | Obesity, RA, steroids, leg infection | I and D, suppressive antibiotics |
DM = diabetes mellitus; I and D: = incision and drainage; RA = rheumatoid arthritis; UTI = urinary tract infection.