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ReviewAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Enhancing Pathogen Detection in Implant-Related Infections through Chemical Antibiofilm Strategies: A Comprehensive Review.

Fabiana Giarritiello, Carlo Luca Romanò, Guenter Lob, Joseph Benevenia, Hiroyuki Tsuchiya, Emanuele Zappia, Lorenzo Drago

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Review in Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Fabiana GiarritielloDepartment of Medicine and Health Sciences "V. Tiberio", University of Molise, 86100 Campobasso, Italy.ORCID 0009-0008-1574-8229
Carlo Luca RomanòRomano Institute, 1001 Tirana, Albania.ORCID 0000-0001-6726-0593
Guenter LobSection Injury Prevention, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie (DGOU), 10117 Berlin, Germany.
Joseph BeneveniaOrthopaedics Department, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 07103, USA.
Hiroyuki TsuchiyaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 921-8641, Japan.
Emanuele ZappiaDepartment of Medicine and Health Sciences "V. Tiberio", University of Molise, 86100 Campobasso, Italy.ORCID 0009-0000-5909-6180
Lorenzo DragoClinical Microbiology and Microbiome Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5206-540X

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Implant-related infections (IRIs) represent a significant challenge to modern surgery. The occurrence of these infections is due to the ability of pathogens to aggregate and form biofilms, which presents a challenge to both the diagnosis and subsequent treatment of the infection. Biofilms provide pathogens with protection from the host immune response and antibiotics, making detection difficult and complicating both single-stage and two-stage revision procedures. This narrative review examines advanced chemical antibiofilm techniques with the aim of improving the detection and identification of pathogens in IRIs. The articles included in this review were selected from databases such as PubMed, Scopus, MDPI and SpringerLink, which focus on recent studies evaluating the efficacy and enhanced accuracy of microbiological sampling and culture following the use of chemical antibiofilm. Although promising results have been achieved with the successful application of some antibiofilm chemical pre-treatment methods, mainly in orthopedics and in cardiovascular surgery, further research is required to optimize and expand their routine use in the clinical setting. This is necessary to ensure their safety, efficacy and integration into diagnostic protocols. Future studies should focus on standardizing these techniques and evaluating their effectiveness in large-scale clinical trials. This review emphasizes the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in developing reliable diagnostic tools and highlights the need for innovative approaches to improve outcomes for patients undergoing both single-stage and two-stage revision surgery for implant-related infections.

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biofilmchemical agentsdiagnostic techniquesimplant-related infections (IRIs)infectionsorthopedic and cardiovascular devicesrevision surgery

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PMID39061360
PMCPMC11274042

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