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Table 4 Microbiology of prosthetic infection (1 day- > 1 year) after haernia or ventral mesh repair

From: Focus on the prophylaxis, epidemiology and therapy of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus surgical site infections and a position paper on associated risk factors: the perspective of an Italian group of surgeons

Microbiology of prosthetic infection (1 day- > 1 year) after haernia or ventral mesh repair

Staphylococcus aureus

50–60 %

Staphylococcus spp

10–20 %

Enterococcus spp

10–20 %

Gram-neg

5–10 %

Pseudomonas, Streptococcus spp, Mycobacteria spp, mixed flora

rare

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World Journal of Emergency Surgery

ISSN: 1749-7922