Sonication of Explanted Prosthetic Components in Bags for Diagnosis of Prosthetic Joint Infection Is Associated with Risk of Contamination

Explanted orthopedic implants from 54 patients with aseptic failure and 24 patients with prosthetic knee or hip infection were sonicated in polyethylene bags. The sensitivities of periprosthetic tissue and sonicate fluid cultures for the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection were 54% and 75%, wher...

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Hauptverfasser: Trampuz, Andrej, Piper, Kerryl E., Hanssen, Arlen D., Osmon, Douglas R., Cockerill, Franklin R., Steckelberg, James M., Patel, Robin
Format: Artigo
Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: American Society for Microbiology 2006
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Bacteriology
Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1392705/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16455930
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.44.2.628-631.2006
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