SynthesisJournal of clinical microbiology2013
Preoperative aspiration culture for preoperative diagnosis of infection in total hip or knee arthroplasty.
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 92 citations in OpenAlex.
- Optimized use and performance of culture for periprosthetic joint infection diagnosis: a comprehensive literature review.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Meta-analysis in periprosthetic joint infection: a global bibliometric analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2020Pooled it
- Synovial fluid α-defensin in the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection: the lateral flow test is an effective intraoperative detection method.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2019Pooled it
- The Effect of Preoperative Antimicrobial Prophylaxis on Intraoperative Culture Results in Patients with a Suspected or Confirmed Prosthetic Joint Infection: a Systematic Review.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2017Pooled it
- Serum and Synovial Fluid Interleukin-6 for the Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection.Scientific reports · 2017Pooled it
- Accuracy of diagnostic tests for prosthetic joint infection: a systematic review.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2016Pooled it
- Meta-analysis of sonication fluid samples from prosthetic components for diagnosis of infection after total joint arthroplasty.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2014Pooled it
- Evaluation of white cell count and differential in synovial fluid for diagnosing infections after total hip or knee arthroplasty.PloS one · 2014Pooled it
- Detection of Pathogens by a Novel User-Developed Broad-Range BR 16S PCR rRNA Polymerase Chain Reaction/Gene Sequencing Assay: Multiyear Experience in a Large Canadian Healthcare Zone.Microorganisms · 2026Article
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- [Early diagnosis of a case of septic arthritis thanks to the BioFire® joint infection panel].Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia · 2025Article
- Preoperative Synovial Fluid Cultures, and Biopsy Cultures After Dry Tap Aspiration, Are Valuable in Diagnosing a Periprosthetic Joint Infection: A Retrospective Study.Microorganisms · 2025Article
- Practical Guidance for Clinical Microbiology Laboratories: Microbiologic diagnosis of implant-associated infections.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2024Review
- Diagnostics in Late Periprosthetic Infections-Challenges and Solutions.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Prosthetic knee joint infection caused by α-hemolytic Streptococcus species: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2023Article
- Interval between two-stage exchanges: what is optimal and how do you know?Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2023Review
- Treatment outcomes of patients with Cutibacterium acnes-positive cultures during total joint replacement revision surgery: a minimum 2-year follow-up.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Article
- Making the diagnosis in prosthetic joint infection: a European view.EFORT open reviews · 2023Review
- Simple and inexpensive synovial fluid biomarkers for the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection according to the new EBJIS definition.Journal of bone and joint infection · 2023Article
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Abstract
This meta-analysis evaluated preoperative aspiration culture for diagnosing prosthetic joint infection (PJI) in total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The pooled sensitivity and specificity were 0.72 (95% confidence interval, 0.65 to 0.78) and 0.95 (0.93 to 0.97), respectively. Subgroup analyses revealed nonsignificant worse diagnostic performance for THA than for TKA (sensitivity, 0.70 versus 0.78; specificity, 0.94 versus 0.96). Preoperative aspiration culture has moderate to high sensitivity and very high specificity for diagnosing PJI.
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