Attempts at reducing the rate of surgical site infections (SSIs) date to the early nineteenth
century with the study of the epidemiology and prevention of surgical fever by James Young …

A recent paradigm shift in microbiology affects orthopaedic surgery and most other medical
and dental disciplines because more than 65% of bacterial infections treated by clinicians in …

Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is one of the most challenging and frequent complications
after lowerextremity joint (hip and knee) arthroplasty. However, there is no single accepted …

Background: The white blood-cell count and neutrophil differential of the synovial fluid have
been reported to have high sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis of periprosthetic …

Propionibacterium acnes is increasingly recognized as an important agent of prosthetic joint
infection (PJI). However, the optimum culture conditions for recovery of this organism from …

The Mark Coventry Award: Diagnosis of Early Postoperative TK... : Clinical Orthopaedics and
Related Research® The Mark Coventry Award: Diagnosis of Early Postoperative TKA …

Diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains a real challenge to the orthopedic
community. Currently, there is no single standard definition for PJI. This communication …

Background The diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) continues to pose a
challenge. While many diagnostic criteria have been proposed, a gold standard for …

The purpose of this study was to improve the pathogen detection in prosthetic joint
infections, particularly to evaluate the feasibility of the sonication culture method in the …

Despite a battery of tests available for diagnosing periprosthetic joint infection, as yet, no
gold standard has been identified. Our purpose was to measure inflammatory proteins in …