Culture-negative periprosthetic joint infection: prevalence, aetiology, evaluation, recommendations, and treatment

I Kalbian, JW Park, K Goswami, YK Lee… - International …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a catastrophic complication after total joint
arthroplasty (TJA). Treatment of PJI is challenging, especially when causative …

[HTML][HTML] A review of the literature on culture-negative periprosthetic joint infection: epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment

HK Yoon, SH Cho, DY Lee, BH Kang… - Knee surgery & …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose The prevalence of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) has increased with the
increasing incidence of arthroplasty surgery. Considering identification of causative …

Culture-negative periprosthetic joint infection: an update on what to expect

TL Tan, MM Kheir, N Shohat, DD Tan, M Kheir… - JBJS Open …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: Culture-negative periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a challenging condition to
treat. The most appropriate management of culture-negative PJI is not known, and there is …

Diagnosis and treatment of culture-negative periprosthetic joint infection

GS Goh, J Parvizi - The Journal of Arthroplasty, 2022 - Elsevier
Identification of the causative organism (s) in periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a
challenging task. The shortcomings of traditional cultures have been emphasized in recent …

A multicenter study of irrigation and debridement in total knee arthroplasty periprosthetic joint infection: treatment failure is high

KL Urish, AG Bullock, AM Kreger, NB Shah… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background In total knee arthroplasty (TKA) periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), irrigation and
debridement (I&D) with component retention is a treatment option with a wide variation in …

Comparison of the BioFire joint infection panel to 16S ribosomal RNA gene-based targeted metagenomic sequencing for testing synovial fluid from patients with knee …

MA Azad, MJ Wolf, AP Strasburg… - Journal of clinical …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
The diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is challenging, often requiring multiple
clinical specimens and diagnostic techniques, some with prolonged result turnaround times …

Culture-negative periprosthetic joint infections

J Palan, C Nolan, K Sarantos… - EFORT open …, 2019 - eor.bioscientifica.com
Culture-negative periprosthetic joint infections (CN-PJI) pose a significant challenge in terms
of diagnosis and management. The reported incidence of CN-PJI is reported to be between …

Next generation sequencing for pathogen detection in periprosthetic joint infections

PF Indelli, S Ghirardelli, B Violante… - EFORT Open …, 2021 - eor.bioscientifica.com
Periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) represent one of the most catastrophic complications
following total joint arthroplasty (TJA). The lack of standardized diagnostic tests and …

Proceedings from the 2018 International Consensus Meeting on Orthopedic Infections: management of periprosthetic shoulder infection

GE Garrigues, B Zmistowski, AM Cooper… - Journal of Shoulder and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The Second International Consensus Meeting on Orthopedic Infections was held in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in July 2018. A multidisciplinary team of international experts …

Practical Guidance for Clinical Microbiology Laboratories: Microbiologic diagnosis of implant-associated infections

MA Azad, R Patel - Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Implant-associated infections (IAIs) pose serious threats to patients and can be associated
with significant morbidity and mortality. These infections may be difficult to diagnose due, in …