Background Prosthetic hip and knee joint infections (PJIs) are challenging to eradicate
despite prosthesis removal and antibiotic therapy. There is a need to understand risk factors …

Osteoarticular infections include septic arthritis and osteomyelitis, with Gram-positive
microorganisms isolated most frequently. In recent years, there has been an increase in the …

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a challenging bacterial pathogen which can cause a
range of diseases, from mild skin infections, to more serious and invasive disease including …

While multiple studies have been performed evaluating the efficacy of a 1-stage or 2-stage
exchange arthroplasty for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI)[1e13], the majority demonstrated …

Background Surgical site infection (SSI) is both the most frequently studied healthcare-
associated infection and the most common healthcare-associated infection in the …

Late chronic infection is a devastating complication after total hip arthroplasty (THA) and is
often treated with surgery. The one-stage surgical procedure is believed to be the more …

Background Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a devastating complication following total
joint arthroplasty (TJA). Now, the definition of PJI traditionally used in clinical practice was …

Abstract Background Blood culture bottles (BCBs) provide a semiautomated method for
culturing periprosthetic tissue specimens. A study evaluating BCBs for culturing clinical …

Prosthetic joint infection (PJI), although uncommon, is a dreaded and devastating
complication of total hip replacement (THR). Whether implant-related factors, such as the …

Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a common, highly successful surgical intervention for the
treatment of symptomatic degenerative conditions of the hip, such as osteoarthritis (1) …