Table 1 All the microbiological results
From: Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC®) systems and microbiological isolation of infected wounds
| Study no. | Age | Male/female | LOS (days) | Site of VAC application | Inner machine plate | Injury swab | Environmental plate | Machine swab | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/N | Identified microorganisms | P/N | Identified microorganisms | P/N | Identified microorganisms | P/N | Identified microorganisms | |||||
| 1 | 27 | M | 74 | Thigh abscesses | Y | S. hominis | Y |
C. striatum
A. baumannii | Y |
S. hominis
S. haemolyticus A. baumannii | Y |
E. faecium
A. baumannii (1 colonia) |
| 2 | 27 | M | 74 | Thigh abscesses | Y | S. hominis | Y | E. coli (1 colonia) | Y | S. hominis | Y | S. hominis |
| 3 | 65 | F | 26 | Sacral pressure ulcers | N | Y |
A. baumannii
P. mirabilis P. stuartii | Y | S. epidermidis (1 colonia) | N | ||
| 4 | 67 | F | 45 | Necrotizing fasciitis | N | N | Y |
B. pumilus
E. faecalis S. hominis | N | |||
| 5 | 72 | F | 13 | Sacral pressure ulcers | N | Y |
A. baumannii
P. mirabilis E. faecium | Y |
B. pumilus
S. aureus P. mirabilis | Y | A. baumannii (1 colonia) | |
| 6 | 48 | M | 62 | Median laparotomy | N | Y | A. baumannii | Y |
S. hominis
S. epidermidis B. simplex | N | ||
| 7 | 70 | M | 21 | Median laparotomy | N | Y | A. baumannii | Y |
A. baumannii
S. hominis | N | ||
| 8 | 66 | M | 37 | Median laparotomy | N | Y | A. baumannii | Y |
S. haemolyticus
S. hominis S. aureus | N | ||
| 9 | 79 | F | 11 | Median laparotomy | N | N | Y |
S. hominis
E. faecalis | N | |||
| 10 | 58 | F | 15 | Enterocutaneous fistula | N | Y | S. epidermidis | Y |
S. hominis
B. megaterium E. faecalis | N | ||