The World Association against Infection in Orthopaedics and Trauma (WAIOT) procedures for Microbiological Sampling and Processing for Periprosthetic Joint Infections (PJIs) and other Implant-Related Infections

• Published in: Journal of clinical medicine Vol. 8; no. 7; p. 933
• Main Authors: Drago, Lorenzo, Clerici, Pierangelo, Morelli, Ilaria, Ashok, Johari, Benzakour, Thami, Bozhkova, Svetlana, Alizadeh, Chingiz, Del Sel, Hernán, Sharma, Hemant K, Peel, Trisha, Mattina, Roberto, Romanò, Carlo Luca
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI 28.06.2019
• Subjects: Review; peri-prosthetic joint; infection; biofilm; diagnosis; pathogen; definition; implant-related; WAIOT; microbiology PJI; PJI

While implant-related infections continue to play a relevant role in failure of implantable biomaterials in orthopaedic and trauma there is a lack of standardised microbiological procedures to identify the pathogen(s). The microbiological diagnosis of implant-related infections is challenging due to...