Gram staining of the preoperative joint aspiration for the diagnosis of infection after total knee arthroplasty

Gram staining of the preoperative joint aspiration for the diagnosis of infection after total knee arthroplasty

Purpose: Gram staining of joint fluid for the diagnosis of postoperative joint infection after total knee arthroplasty is considered to have limited efficacy because of the low sensitivity. However, the specificity of the gram staining is reported to be high in most reports. This study aimed to eval...

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Main Authors: Yasuo Kunugiza, Masashi Tamaki, Takashi Miyamoto, Shigeyoshi Tsuji, Koichiro Takahi, Masataka Nishikawa, Ayanori Yoshida, Koji Nomura, Keiji Iwamoto, Toshitaka Fujito, Kentaro Toge, Teruya Ishibashi, Seiji Okada, Tetsuya Tomita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:Journal of Joint Surgery and Research
Subjects:
Gram staining
Aspirated joint fluid
Periprosthetic knee joint infection
Sensitivity
Centrifugation
Duration of symptoms
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949705123000245

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