Improved Diagnosis of Infection Associated with Osteosynthesis by Use of Sonication of Fracture Fixation Implants

• Published in: Journal of clinical microbiology Vol. 52; no. 12; pp. 4176 - 4182
• Main Authors: Yano, Maysa Harumi, Klautau, Giselle Burlamaqui, da Silva, Cely Barreto, Nigro, Stanley, Avanzi, Osmar, Mercadante, Marcelo Tomanink, Salles, Mauro Jose Costa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Society for Microbiology 01.12.2014
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Bacteriology; Child; Female; Fracture Fixation - adverse effects; Humans; Male; Microbiological Techniques - methods; Middle Aged; Prosthesis-Related Infections - diagnosis; Sensitivity and Specificity; Sonication - methods; Young Adult

Previous studies have shown that sonication fluid cultures from removed orthopedic devices improved the microbiological diagnosis of orthopedic implant-associated infections; however, few of these investigations have applied sonication to the removed fracture fixation devices to evaluate its utility...