Table 2.

RA of bacteria identified at species level. RA of species per orthopedic material specimen per case and of four negative controls. PJI—periprosthetic joint infection. Total richness represents the sum of OTUs for the patients sequencing analysis. ‘*’ indicates species that were cultured clinically.

PJI-1Suture FemoralTibialPatellarArticulating surfaceBone cement spacerTibial screws
(Su)(FC)(TC)(P)(AS)(BCS)(TS)
B. fragilis*66.82%98.75%92.24%88.42%87.54%
P. aeruginosa23.41%0.38%2.97%4.38%11.36%
Steno. maltophilia*1.17%0.87%4.30%6.83%0.60%
S. aureus*8.12%0.00%0.01%0.01%0.02%
Oxalobacter spp.0.48%0.00%0.48%0.36%0.47%
PJI-2SutureFemoralTibialPatellarArticulating surfaceBone cement spacerTibial screws
(Su)(FC)(TC)(P)(AS)(BCS)(TS)
P. aeruginosa99.15%0.21%
Strep. agalactiae*0.04%95.11%
S. aureus0.78%1.50%
Prop. acnes0.02%2.03%
S. epidermidis*0.00%1.14%
PJI-3SutureFemoralTibialPatellarArticulating surfaceBone cement spacerTibial screws
(Su)(FC)(TC)(P)(AS)(BCS)(TS)
S. aureus*96.77%26.72%63.59%85.70%99.03%97.96%
P. aeruginosa2.84%73.05%36.15%13.97%0.66%1.73%
B. fragilis0.39%0.23%0.27%0.33%0.31%0.31%
Negative control       
P. tolaasii37.00%
Prop. acnes22.61%
V. paradoxus8.22%
R. pickettii7.15%
Strep. thermophilus6.92%
R. insidiosa3.64%
Staphylococcus spp.3.15%
P. putida2.72%
Stenotrophomonas spp.2.39%
Achromobacter xylosoxidans1.71%
Propionibacterium spp.1.15%
Acinetobacter johnsonii1.14%
Delftia spp.1.11%      
Hydrogenophilus spp.0.7%
Rubrobacter spp.0.4%
PJI-1Suture FemoralTibialPatellarArticulating surfaceBone cement spacerTibial screws
(Su)(FC)(TC)(P)(AS)(BCS)(TS)
B. fragilis*66.82%98.75%92.24%88.42%87.54%
P. aeruginosa23.41%0.38%2.97%4.38%11.36%
Steno. maltophilia*1.17%0.87%4.30%6.83%0.60%
S. aureus*8.12%0.00%0.01%0.01%0.02%
Oxalobacter spp.0.48%0.00%0.48%0.36%0.47%
PJI-2SutureFemoralTibialPatellarArticulating surfaceBone cement spacerTibial screws
(Su)(FC)(TC)(P)(AS)(BCS)(TS)
P. aeruginosa99.15%0.21%
Strep. agalactiae*0.04%95.11%
S. aureus0.78%1.50%
Prop. acnes0.02%2.03%
S. epidermidis*0.00%1.14%
PJI-3SutureFemoralTibialPatellarArticulating surfaceBone cement spacerTibial screws
(Su)(FC)(TC)(P)(AS)(BCS)(TS)
S. aureus*96.77%26.72%63.59%85.70%99.03%97.96%
P. aeruginosa2.84%73.05%36.15%13.97%0.66%1.73%
B. fragilis0.39%0.23%0.27%0.33%0.31%0.31%
Negative control       
P. tolaasii37.00%
Prop. acnes22.61%
V. paradoxus8.22%
R. pickettii7.15%
Strep. thermophilus6.92%
R. insidiosa3.64%
Staphylococcus spp.3.15%
P. putida2.72%
Stenotrophomonas spp.2.39%
Achromobacter xylosoxidans1.71%
Propionibacterium spp.1.15%
Acinetobacter johnsonii1.14%
Delftia spp.1.11%      
Hydrogenophilus spp.0.7%
Rubrobacter spp.0.4%
Table 2.

RA of bacteria identified at species level. RA of species per orthopedic material specimen per case and of four negative controls. PJI—periprosthetic joint infection. Total richness represents the sum of OTUs for the patients sequencing analysis. ‘*’ indicates species that were cultured clinically.

PJI-1Suture FemoralTibialPatellarArticulating surfaceBone cement spacerTibial screws
(Su)(FC)(TC)(P)(AS)(BCS)(TS)
B. fragilis*66.82%98.75%92.24%88.42%87.54%
P. aeruginosa23.41%0.38%2.97%4.38%11.36%
Steno. maltophilia*1.17%0.87%4.30%6.83%0.60%
S. aureus*8.12%0.00%0.01%0.01%0.02%
Oxalobacter spp.0.48%0.00%0.48%0.36%0.47%
PJI-2SutureFemoralTibialPatellarArticulating surfaceBone cement spacerTibial screws
(Su)(FC)(TC)(P)(AS)(BCS)(TS)
P. aeruginosa99.15%0.21%
Strep. agalactiae*0.04%95.11%
S. aureus0.78%1.50%
Prop. acnes0.02%2.03%
S. epidermidis*0.00%1.14%
PJI-3SutureFemoralTibialPatellarArticulating surfaceBone cement spacerTibial screws
(Su)(FC)(TC)(P)(AS)(BCS)(TS)
S. aureus*96.77%26.72%63.59%85.70%99.03%97.96%
P. aeruginosa2.84%73.05%36.15%13.97%0.66%1.73%
B. fragilis0.39%0.23%0.27%0.33%0.31%0.31%
Negative control       
P. tolaasii37.00%
Prop. acnes22.61%
V. paradoxus8.22%
R. pickettii7.15%
Strep. thermophilus6.92%
R. insidiosa3.64%
Staphylococcus spp.3.15%
P. putida2.72%
Stenotrophomonas spp.2.39%
Achromobacter xylosoxidans1.71%
Propionibacterium spp.1.15%
Acinetobacter johnsonii1.14%
Delftia spp.1.11%      
Hydrogenophilus spp.0.7%
Rubrobacter spp.0.4%
PJI-1Suture FemoralTibialPatellarArticulating surfaceBone cement spacerTibial screws
(Su)(FC)(TC)(P)(AS)(BCS)(TS)
B. fragilis*66.82%98.75%92.24%88.42%87.54%
P. aeruginosa23.41%0.38%2.97%4.38%11.36%
Steno. maltophilia*1.17%0.87%4.30%6.83%0.60%
S. aureus*8.12%0.00%0.01%0.01%0.02%
Oxalobacter spp.0.48%0.00%0.48%0.36%0.47%
PJI-2SutureFemoralTibialPatellarArticulating surfaceBone cement spacerTibial screws
(Su)(FC)(TC)(P)(AS)(BCS)(TS)
P. aeruginosa99.15%0.21%
Strep. agalactiae*0.04%95.11%
S. aureus0.78%1.50%
Prop. acnes0.02%2.03%
S. epidermidis*0.00%1.14%
PJI-3SutureFemoralTibialPatellarArticulating surfaceBone cement spacerTibial screws
(Su)(FC)(TC)(P)(AS)(BCS)(TS)
S. aureus*96.77%26.72%63.59%85.70%99.03%97.96%
P. aeruginosa2.84%73.05%36.15%13.97%0.66%1.73%
B. fragilis0.39%0.23%0.27%0.33%0.31%0.31%
Negative control       
P. tolaasii37.00%
Prop. acnes22.61%
V. paradoxus8.22%
R. pickettii7.15%
Strep. thermophilus6.92%
R. insidiosa3.64%
Staphylococcus spp.3.15%
P. putida2.72%
Stenotrophomonas spp.2.39%
Achromobacter xylosoxidans1.71%
Propionibacterium spp.1.15%
Acinetobacter johnsonii1.14%
Delftia spp.1.11%      
Hydrogenophilus spp.0.7%
Rubrobacter spp.0.4%
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