Infection News

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center found a 5% incidence of unexpected positive sonication cultures with at least five colony-forming units in patients undergoing presumed aseptic revision total joint arthroplasty.

Results from the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting showed the 2018 International Consensus Meeting definition for periprosthetic joint infection had poor accuracy in identifying reimplantations that did or did not fail.

Results presented here showed use of closed incision negative pressure therapy in spine surgery may reduce the incidence of reoperation for surgical site infections or noninfectious wound complications.

Patients experienced a negative impact on physical health and moderate impact on mental health and social activity after Girdlestone resection arthroplasty, according to results presented here.

In diagnosing periprosthetic joint infection during two-stage exchange, results showed C-reactive protein had the highest diagnostic utility, while erythrocyte sedimentation rate and synovial biomarkers had acceptable diagnostic utility.

Results showed septic knee revisions, specifically explantations, were more expensive and had longer length of stay vs. aseptic revisions. Single-stage reimplantation had the best societal value for periprosthetic joint infection treatment.

Onodera’s prognostic nutritional index may be a valid and excellent predictor of complications after total knee arthroplasty, according to results presented at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting.

Debridement, antibiotics and implant retention yielded a high failure rate when used to treat periprosthetic joint infection after hemiarthroplasty, according to results presented at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting.

Results showed septic hip revision was more expensive and had a longer length of stay compared with aseptic revision. Single-stage reimplantation presented the best value for society for periprosthetic joint infection treatment.

Results presented here showed ultrasound-guided aspiration was more commonly successful and more sensitive in diagnosing periprosthetic joint infections in patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty.