Sequence number | Injury (cause) | Exam | White cell count | CRP | BS | LS | CT | MB | Culture (resistance, if applicable) | Diagnosis |
1 | Fx right foot (IED) | + | N | + | + | + | + | + | Pseudomonas aeruginosa (3MRGN), Enterobacter cloacae (3MRGN) | CO, WI |
2 | Fx right femur (gunshot) | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | E. cloacae (3MRGN) | CO, INO, STI |
3 | Fx right humerus (gunshot) | − | N | N | + | − | + | − | No infection | |
4 | Fx right tibia (gunshot) | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | Serratia marcescens | CO, INO, STI |
5 | Fx right tibia (mortar) | − | N | N | + | − | + | − | No infection | |
6 | Fx left tibial plateau (gunshot) | − | N | N | + | − | + | − | No infection | |
7 | Fx right femur (gunshot) | + | N | + | + | + | − | + | Staphylococcus epidermidis | CO, INO, STI |
8 | Fx right elbow (mortar) | + | N | N | + | + | + | + | Staph. epidermidis, Bacillus cereus, Actinomyces odontolyticus, Streptococcus oralis | CO |
9 | Fx left ankle (mortar) | + | N | + | + | + | + | + | Acinetobacter baumannii (4MRGN) | CO, WI |
10 | Fx right femur (accident) | − | N | N | + | + | 0 | − | No infection | |
11 | Fx right femur (gunshot) | − | + | + | + | − | − | + | E. cloacae (3MRGN) | CO, INO |
12 | Fx left tibia (gunshot) | − | N | N | + | − | − | − | No infection | |
13 | Fx left lower leg (mortar) | − | N | + | + | − | − | − | No infection | |
14 | Comminuted Fx MT 1–4 right foot (gunshot) | − | + | N | + | − | − | − | No infection | |
15 | Fx left tibia (accident) | − | N | + | + | + | − | + | P. aeruginosa (4MRGN) | CO, INO, WI |
16 | Fx right tibia (gunshot) | + | + | + | + | − | − | + | Granulicatella adiacens | CO, INO |
17 | Fx left tibia and fibula (mine) | − | N | + | + | + | + | + | P. aeruginosa, Staph. aureus | CO, INO, STI |
18 | Fx left femur (gunshot) | − | N | N | + | − | − | − | No infection | |
19 | Fx right femur (gunshot) | − | + | + | + | − | − | − | No infection | |
20 | Fx right radius and ulna (mortar) | − | N | + | + | − | + | + | A. baumannii (3MRGN) | CO, INO |
21 | Fx right lower leg (mortar) | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | P. aeruginosa (4MRGN) | CO, INO, STI |
22 | Fx right femur (car accident) | + | N | + | + | + | − | + | E. cloacae (3MRGN) | CO, INO |
23 | Fx right femur (mortar) | − | N | N | + | − | − | + | Klebsiella pneumoniae (3MRGN) | CO, INO |
24 | Fx right femur (gunshot) | − | N | + | + | + | − | + | E. cloacae (3MRGN) | CO, INO |
25 | Fx left tibia (mortar) | + | N | N | + | − | − | + | Staph. aureus, Strept. agalactiae | CO, INO, STI |
26 | Fx left tibia (mortar) | − | N | + | + | + | − | + | P. aeruginosa (4MRGN), E. cloacae (4MRGN) | CO, INO |
27 | Fx left tibia (mine) | − | N | + | + | + | − | + | Staph. aureus | CO, INO |
0, not available; −, negative result; +, positive result; BS, three-phase bone scan; CO, chronic osteomyelitis; CRP, C-reactive protein; Exam, clinical examination; Fx, fracture; IED, improvised explosive device; INO, infected non-union; LS, antigranulocyte scintigraphy (Leukoscan); MB, microbiologic results; MRGN, multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria; MT, metatarsal bone; N, normal; STI, soft tissue infection; WI, wound infection;