Table 3 Epidemiology of pathogens in sub-/total traumatic amputation
| Â | Â | 1st wound culture | Acute infection (<14d) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Pathogen | n | n | n |
Bacteria | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Aerobic | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Gram-positive | Staphylococcus aureus | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Â | Bacillus cereus | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Â | Enterococcus faecalis | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Â | Staphylococcus epidermidis | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Â | Enterococcus faecium | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Â | Staphylococcus saprophyticus | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Â | Staphylococcus capitis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Â | Streptococcus spp. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Â | Rothia mucilaginosa | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Â | Lactobacillus spp. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Gram-negative | Pseudomonas spp. | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Â | E.coli | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Â | Enterobacter spp. | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Â | Acinetobacter spp. | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Â | Pantoea agglomerans | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Â | Stenotrophomonas spp. | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Â | Acromobacter spp. | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Â | Klebsiella spp. | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Â | Proteus spp. | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Â | Chryseomonas luteola | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Â | Acromonas hydrophila | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Anaerobic | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Bacteroides fragiles | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Â | Fusobacterium spp. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Â | Anaerococcus prevotei | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Â | Clostridium spp. | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Fungi | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Candida spp. | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Â | Aspergillus spp. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Â | Paecilomyces ilacinus | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Â | Seedosporium spp. | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Â | Mucor spp. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Â | Fusarium spp. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Â | Combined pathogens | 13 | 12 | 19 |
| Â | (>1 species simultaneously) | Â | Â | Â |