Additional file 1 of Efficacy of single antibiotic therapy versus antibiotic combination in implant-free staphylococcal post-surgical spinal infections: a retrospective observational study

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Surgical and Medical Management in 137 Patients with Sternal Wound Infection Requiring Reoperation after Cardiac Surgery according to the Definition.

<p>Surgical and Medical Management in 137 Patients with Sternal Wound Infection Requiring Reoperation after Cardiac Surgery according to the Definition.</p

Flow chart of Patients with Sternal Wound Infection Requiring Reoperation after Cardiac Surgery.

<p>Flow chart of Patients with Sternal Wound Infection Requiring Reoperation after Cardiac Surgery.</p

Microbiological Data in 160 Patients with Sternal Wound Infection Requiring Reoperation after Cardiac Surgery, n (%).

<p>Abbreviation: MRSA, Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus; CoNS, Coagulase-negative staphylococci</p><p>Microbiological Data in 160 Patients with Sternal Wound Infection Requiring Reoperation after Cardiac Surgery, n (%).</p

Variables Associated with Failure (n = 36), Cox Proportional Hazard Model.

<p>Abbreviation: HR, Hazard ratio; BMI, Body Mass Index; SWI, CABG, Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting; SWI, Sternal Wound Infection; <i>S</i>. <i>aureus</i>, <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>, CoNS, coagulase-negative staphylococci; CDC, Centers for Diseases control and Prevention; ICU, Intensive care unit</p><p>Variables Associated with Failure (n = 36), Cox Proportional Hazard Model.</p

Initial Presentation of 160 Patients with Sternal Wound Infection Requiring Reoperation after Cardiac Surgery.

<p>* The two last modalities were brought together for the test because the conditions of validity for a Chi-square test at 3 degrees of freedom were not verified</p><p>Initial Presentation of 160 Patients with Sternal Wound Infection Requiring Reoperation after Cardiac Surgery.</p