ArticleInternational orthopaedics2013
Evaluation of sonicate fluid cultures in comparison to histological analysis of the periprosthetic membrane for the detection of periprosthetic joint infection.
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- Culture of periprosthetic tissue in blood culture bottles for diagnosing periprosthetic joint infection.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2019Pooled 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
- Preoperative aspiration culture for preoperative diagnosis of infection in total hip or knee arthroplasty.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2013Pooled it
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- Microbiological diagnosis of intramedullary nailing infection: comparison of bacterial growth between tissue sampling and sonication fluid cultures.International orthopaedics · 2021Article
- Think Twice before Prescribing Antibiotics for That Swollen Knee: The Influence of Antibiotics on the Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Challenges in the Microbiological Diagnosis of Implant-Associated Infections: A Summary of the Current Knowledge.Frontiers in microbiology · 2021Review
- Comprehensive treatment algorithm of postoperative spinal implant infection.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2020Review
- A comparative study of heterogeneous antibiotic resistance of microbial populations in conventional periprosthetic tissue cultures and sonication fluid cultures of orthopaedics explanted prostheses.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2020Article
- Sonication of removed implants improves microbiological diagnosis of postoperative spinal infections.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2019Article
- Culturing periprosthetic tissue in blood culture bottles results in isolation of additional microorganisms.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2019Article
- Improving the Diagnosis of Orthopedic Implant-Associated Infections: Optimizing the Use of Tools Already in the Box.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2018Article
- Comparison of Diagnostic Accuracy of Periprosthetic Tissue Culture in Blood Culture Bottles to That of Prosthesis Sonication Fluid Culture for Diagnosis of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI) by Use of Bayesian Latent Class Modeling and IDSA PJI Criteria for Classification.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2018Article
- Evaluation of the use of sonication of retrieved implants for the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection in a routine setting.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2018Article
- Meta-analysis of sonicate fluid in blood culture bottles for diagnosing periprosthetic joint infection.Journal of bone and joint infection · 2018Article
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of sonicate fluid cultures (SFC) and the histological analysis of the periprosthetic membrane (PM) for the detection of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI).
methodsThe histological samples were evaluated according to the consensus classification of PM as defined by Morawietz and Krenn. All explanted endoprosthesis were subject to sonication. Additionally, a synovial aspiration and microbiological culture of tissue samples were performed for each patient. Twenty three of the 59 patients had an established PJI.
resultsSonication achieved the highest sensitivity out of all diagnostic methods with 91 % and a specificity of 81 %. The PM achieved a sensitivity of 87 % and a specificity of 100 %. In three cases of PJI a pathogen was isolated solely by sonication while all other microbiological methods were negative. In seven cases there was a positive bacterial culture through sonication with negative histology.
conclusionsOur results show a high correlation between the microbiological and histological results. In our patient group sonication achieved the highest sensitivity out of all diagnostic methods and was more sensitive than conventional microbiological methods.
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