Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a tremendous burden for individual patients as well as the
global health care industry. While a small minority of joint arthroplasties will become …

Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) still remains a significant problem. In line with the forecasted
rise in joint replacement procedures, the number of cases of PJI is also anticipated to rise …

Background For the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection, real evidence-based guidelines to
aid clinicians in choosing the most accurate diagnostic strategy are lacking. Aim and …

Consensus: Clinically, PJI may be present without meeting these criteria, specifically in the
case of less virulent organisms (eg Propionibacterium acnes). Synovial leukocyte esterase …

Prosthesis-related infection is a serious complication for patients after orthopedic joint
replacement, which is currently difficult to treat with antibiotic therapy. Consequently, in most …

Objectives The present study was designed to systematically characterize the denaturation
and the renaturation of double stranded DNA (dsDNA), which is suitable for DNA …

OBJECTIVE: Cultures have limited sensitivity in the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection
(PJI), especially in low-grade infections. We assessed the value of multiplex PCR in …

A significant number of prosthetic joint infections (PJI) are culture-negative and/or
misinterpreted as aseptic failures in spite of the correct implementation of diagnostic culture …

Objectives The sensitivity of periprosthetic tissue culture is inadequate for the diagnosis of
prosthetic joint infection (PJI). We investigated and compared the values of sonication fluid …

Previous studies have shown that sonication fluid cultures from removed orthopedic devices
improved the microbiological diagnosis of orthopedic implant-associated infections; …