Sonication Culture of Antimicrobial Agent-Containing Cement Spacers Removed during Staged Revisions for Arthroplasty Infection

• Published in: Journal of clinical microbiology Vol. 57; no. 2
• Main Authors: Gomez-Urena, Eric, Sierra, Rafael J., Greenwood-Quiantance, Kerryl E., Karau, Melissa J., Steckelberg, James M., Patel, Robin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Society for Microbiology 01.02.2019
• Subjects: Aged; Arthroplasty - adverse effects; Bacteriology; Female; Humans; Joint Prosthesis - microbiology; Male; Microbiological Techniques - methods; Middle Aged; Prosthesis-Related Infections - diagnosis; Reoperation; Sensitivity and Specificity; Sonication - methods; Specimen Handling - methods; antibiotic cement; prosthetic joint infection; sonication

Diagnosis of persistent infection at the time of reimplantation for staged revision of infected arthroplasties is challenging. Implant sonication culture for the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection (PJI) has improved sensitivity compared to standard periprosthetic tissue culture. Diagnosis of pe...