ReviewCurrent infectious disease reports2018
Prosthetic Joint Infections: an Update.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Novel Approach for Tissue Analysis in Joint Infections Using the Scattered Light Integrating Collector (SLIC).Biosensors · 2025Article
- Practical Guidance for Clinical Microbiology Laboratories: Microbiologic diagnosis of implant-associated infections.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2024Review
- Efficacy and safety of two-stage revision for patients with culture-negative versus culture-positive periprosthetic joint infection: a single-center retrospective study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Antibiotic prophylaxis before tissue biopsy has no effect on culture results in presumed aseptic revision total hip arthroplasty.Journal of bone and joint infection · 2024Article
- An in vitro demonstration of a passive, acoustic metamaterial as a temperature sensor with mK resolution for implantable applications.Microsystems & nanoengineering · 2024Article
- Can C-Reactive Protein-Lymphocyte Ratio Be Used as a Screening Tool to Confirm the Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection?Clinics in orthopedic surgery · 2023Article
- No difference in bacterial contamination of hip capsule sutures and control sutures in hip arthroplasty surgery.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2023Article
- Studies of the Tarragon Essential Oil Effects on the Characteristics of Doped Hydroxyapatite/Chitosan Biocomposites.Polymers · 2023Article
- A single centre experience of prosthetic joint infection outcomes with outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Influence of surface characteristics of implant materials on MRSA biofilm formation and effects of antimicrobial treatment.Frontiers in microbiology · 2023Article
- Fungal Periprosthetic Hip Joint Infections.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Fungal Prosthetic Joint Infection in Revised Knee Arthroplasty: An Orthopaedic Surgeon's Nightmare.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Utility of Human Neutrophil Lipocalin as a Diagnosing Biomarker of Prosthetic Joint Infection: A Clinical Pilot Study.Infection and drug resistance · 2022Article
- pH variation in medical implant biofilms: Causes, measurements, and its implications for antibiotic resistance.Frontiers in microbiology · 2022Review
- Capsicumicine, a New Bioinspired Peptide from Red Peppers Prevents Staphylococcal BiofilmMicrobiology spectrum · 2021Article
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- Genotypic and phenotypic changes of Staphylococcus epidermidis during relapse episodes in prosthetic joint infections.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2020Article
- Enhancing ZnO-NP Antibacterial and Osteogenesis Properties in Orthopedic Applications: A Review.International journal of nanomedicine · 2020Review
- Enhanced antibacterial properties of orthopedic implants by titanium nanotube surface modification: a review of current techniques.International journal of nanomedicine · 2019Review
- Low Diagnostic Value of Synovial Aspiration Culture Prior to Reimplantation in Periprosthetic Joint Infection.In vivo (Athens, Greece)Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewProsthetic joint infection (PJI) is a rare but serious complication that is frequently misdiagnosed. We aimed to highlight the nuances of PJI diagnosis and antimicrobial therapies and provide clarity in key areas of management. RECENT
findingsCurrent research in PJI centers on a potential role for diagnostic biomarkers, molecular techniques, and implant sonication to reduce culture-negativity rates. The optimal duration of antimicrobial therapy remains controversial. A high clinical index of suspicion for PJI combined with data from multiple preoperative and intraoperative tests enables timely diagnosis and treatment. Biomarkers, molecular methods, and implant sonication are currently adjunctive to traditional diagnostic techniques. Shorter courses of antimicrobial therapies as well as the role of chronic suppressive therapy need confirmation by randomized controlled trials. Existing practices for preoperative dental prophylaxis and treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria warrant revision based on evidence arguing against risk for PJI.
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