Prosthetic joint infection

AJ Tande, R Patel - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
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 update

E Beam, D Osmon - Infectious Disease Clinics, 2018 - id.theclinics.com
Total joint arthroplasties are increasing in the total number of procedures performed yearly
given excellent functional improvement for the patient, and improvement in overall quality of …

Diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection: the potential of next-generation sequencing

M Tarabichi, N Shohat, K Goswami, A Alvand… - Jbjs, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: Next-generation sequencing is a well-established technique for sequencing of
DNA and has recently gained attention in many fields of medicine. Our aim was to evaluate …

Outcome of single-stage versus two-stage exchange for revision knee arthroplasty for chronic periprosthetic infection

C Pangaud, M Ollivier, JN Argenson - EFORT open reviews, 2019 - eor.bioscientifica.com
The gold standard for treating chronic periprosthetic joint infection is still considered to be
double-stage exchange revision. The purpose of this review is to analyse the difference in …

Success after treatment of periprosthetic joint infection: a Delphi-based international multidisciplinary consensus

C Diaz-Ledezma, CA Higuera… - Clinical Orthopaedics and …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Success After Treatment of Periprosthetic Joint Infection: A... : Clinical Orthopaedics and
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Management of periprosthetic joint infection: the current knowledge: AAOS exhibit selection

J Parvizi, B Adeli, B Zmistowski, C Restrepo… - JBJS, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Periprosthetic joint infection continues to frustrate the medical community. Although the
demand for total joint arthroplasty is increasing, the burden of such infections is increasing …

Metagenomic next-generation sequencing versus traditional pathogen detection in the diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary infectious lesions

J Huang, E Jiang, D Yang, J Wei, M Zhao… - Infection and drug …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the value of metagenomic next-generation
sequencing (mNGS) in peripheral pulmonary infection management by comparing the …

The management of an infected total knee arthroplasty

T Gehrke, P Alijanipour, J Parvizi - The bone & joint journal, 2015 - boneandjoint.org.uk
Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is one of the most feared and challenging complications
following total knee arthroplasty. We provide a detailed description of our current …

Organism profile in periprosthetic joint infection: pathogens differ at two arthroplasty infection referral centers in Europe and in the United States

VK Aggarwal, H Bakhshi, NU Ecker… - The journal of knee …, 2014 - thieme-connect.com
Infecting microorganism is a strong predictor of treatment success for periprosthetic joint
infection (PJI). The purpose of this study was to compare the infecting pathogens causing …

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 …