Table 1:
Bone Specimens of Patients with Osteomyelitis were Obtained, Incubated and Subjected to High Hydrostatic Pressure (HHP, 20°C, 30 min)
Bacteria
Pre-Treatment
HHP
[MPa]
Samples After
HHP (Sterile/Total)
S. aureus
450
0 / 7
S. aureus
600
1 / 17
S. aureus
& CNS
600
0 / 3
CNS
600
0 / 6
Escherichia coli
300
0 / 2
Escherichia coli
600
1 / 2
Table 1 shows the isolated micro-organisms and results after pressure treatment.CNS = coagulase negative staphylococci.