ReviewThe archives of bone and joint surgery2018
Preoperative Aspiration Culture (PAC) for the Diagnosis of Infection in a Prosthetic Knee Joint.
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- Novel diagnostic markers for periprosthetic joint infection: a systematic review.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2023Pooled it
- Genetic analysis of platelet-derived growth factor receptor-like gene (Archives animal breeding · 2024Article
- Low prevalence of tissue detection of cefepime and daptomycin used as empirical treatment during revision for periprosthetic joint infections: results of a prospective multicenter study.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2021Article
- A case ofBMJ case reports · 2021Article
- The Right Time to Safely Re-Evaluate Empirical Antimicrobial Treatment of Hip or Knee Prosthetic Joint Infections.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019Article
- The Different Microbial Etiology of Prosthetic Joint Infections according to Route of Acquisition and Time after Prosthesis Implantation, Including the Role of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundPeriprosthetic infection is the most serious joint replacement complication, occurring in 0.8-1.9% of total knee arthroplasties (TKAs).This review aims to define the role of preoperative aspiration culture (PAC) for diagnosis of TKA infection.
methodsA PubMed (MEDLINE) search related to TKA infection and PAC was analyzed. The main criteria for selection were that the articles were focused in the aforementioned question.
resultsTwenty articles were found, but only fourteen were selected and reviewed because they were deeply focused on the topic. PAC has shown an average sensitivity of 67.6% (range, 28% to 100%) and an average specificity of 98.4% (range, 96% to 100%).
conclusionPAC has moderate to high sensitivity and very high specificity for diagnosing TKA infection.
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