Negative Pressure Incision Management System in the Prevention of Groin Wound Infection in Vascular Surgery Patients

Table 5

Microbiological cultures of groin wound infections.

	Non-NPIMS ()	NPIMS ()
Staphylococcus aureus	4 (100%)	2 (40%)
Streptococcus hemolyticus	0	1 (20%)
Escherichia coli	0	1 (20%)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	0	1 (20%)
Enterococcus faecalis	0	1 (20%)
Enterobacter cloacae	0	1 (20%)

Found in multibacterial cultures (Strept. hem. and Staph. aur. and Ent. face. and Ent. cloacae).