ArticleJournal of clinical microbiology2009
Microbiologic diagnosis of prosthetic shoulder infection by use of implant sonication.
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162 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 415 citations in OpenAlex.
- Diagnostic accuracy of sonication fluid cultures from prosthetic components in periprosthetic joint infection: an updated diagnostic meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Pooled it
- Meta-analysis of sonication prosthetic fluid PCR for diagnosing periprosthetic joint infection.PloS one · 2018Pooled it
- Meta-analysis of sonication fluid samples from prosthetic components for diagnosis of infection after total joint arthroplasty.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2014Pooled it
- PCR-based diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2013Pooled it
- A guide to utilization of the microbiology laboratory for diagnosis of infectious diseases: 2013 recommendations by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Society for Microbiology (ASM)(a).Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2013Guideline
- Sonication of heart valves detects more bacteria in infective endocarditis.Scientific reports · 2018Trial
- Is Treatment With Dithiothreitol More Effective Than Sonication for the Diagnosis of Prosthetic Joint Infection?Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2018Trial
- Occult Infection in Aseptic Joint Loosening and the Diagnostic Role of Implant Sonication.BioMed research international · 2015Trial
- Currently applied sonication protocols for the detection of implant-associated infections in orthopaedics: a scoping review.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2026Article
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- Debridement, Antibiotics, and Implant Retention (DAIR) Protocol for the Management of Early Periprosthetic Joint Infections: An Eight-Year Single-Centre Experience.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Unexpected Positive Cultures After Failed Proximal Humerus Osteosynthesis: Why a Two-Stage Procedure Could Be Safer.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Do Sonication Results of Mobile Parts Predict Failure After Debridement and Implant Retention in Acute Periprosthetic Joint Infection?Open forum infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Cutibacterium infections after total hip arthroplasty: does surgical approach play a role?International orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Conjugated linoleic acid metabolite impact in colorectal cancer: a potential microbiome-based precision nutrition approach.Nutrition reviews · 2025Review
- Management of periprosthetic joint infection of the shoulder: A narrative review.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2024Article
- Modern Microbiological Methods to Detect Biofilm Formation in Orthopedy and Suggestions for Antibiotic Therapy, with Particular Emphasis on Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI).Microorganisms · 2024Review
- Practical Guidance for Clinical Microbiology Laboratories: Microbiologic diagnosis of implant-associated infections.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2024Review
- Comparative transcriptomic analysis of Staphylococcus epidermidis associated with periprosthetic joint infection under in vivo and in vitro conditions.International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM · 2024Article
- Evaluation of Sonicate Fluid Culture Cutoff Points for Periprosthetic Joint Infection Diagnosis.Open forum infectious diseases · 2024Article
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Abstract
We recently described a sonication technique for the diagnosis of prosthetic knee and hip infections. We compared periprosthetic tissue culture to implant sonication followed by sonicate fluid culture for the diagnosis of prosthetic shoulder infection. One hundred thirty-six patients undergoing arthroplasty revision or resection were studied; 33 had definite prosthetic shoulder infections and 2 had probable prosthetic shoulder infections. Sonicate fluid culture was more sensitive than periprosthetic tissue culture for the detection of definite prosthetic shoulder infection (66.7 and 54.5%, respectively; P = 0.046). The specificities were similar (98.0% and 95.1%, respectively; P = 0.26). Propionibacterium acnes was the commonest species detected among culture-positive definite prosthetic shoulder infection cases by periprosthetic tissue culture (38.9%) and sonicate fluid culture (40.9%). All subjects from whom P. acnes was isolated from sonicate fluid were male. We conclude that sonicate fluid culture is useful for the diagnosis of prosthetic shoulder infection.
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