The impact of sonication cultures when the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection is inconclusive.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the absence of a gold standard criterion for diagnosing prosthetic joint infections (PJI), sonication of the removed implant may provide superior microbiological identification to synovial fluid and peri-implant tissue cultures. The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the role of sonication culture compared to tissue cultures for diagnosing PJI, using different consensus and international guidelines for PJI definition.

Methods

Data of 146 patients undergoing removal of hip or knee arthroplasties between 2010 and 2018 were retrospectively reviewed. The International Consensus Meeting (ICM-2018), Musculoskeletal Infection Society (MSIS), Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the European Bone and Joint Infection Society (EBJIS), and a modified

SUBMITTER: Ribeiro TC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8277053 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature