Present series (n=281) 1979–98 | Other published series* (n=1200) | SFR series† (n=634) 1980 | Ryan et al‡ (n=1062) 1990–93 | Kaandorp et al§ (n=175) 1990–93 | |
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*Series comprising more than 50 culture proven cases; †survey of the Société Française de Rhumatologie20; ‡survey of reports from laboratories in England and Wales9; §community survey in the health district of Amsterdam.21 | |||||
Staphylococci | 70 | 63 (29–82) | 66 | 44 | 55 |
of whichS aureus | 84 | 90 (68–100) | 97 | 86 | |
Streptococci | 20 | 20 (4–39) | 18 | 30 | 21 |
of which Pneumococci | 13 | 12 (0–28) | 15 | 35 | 19 |
Gram negative | 10 | 16 (5–37) | 19 | 21 | 17 |