Sensitivities, Specificities, and Predictive Values of Microbiological Culture Techniques for the Diagnosis of Prosthetic Joint Infection
Joint Authors
Foguet, Pedro
Jordan, Robert W.
Sprowson, Andrew P.
Saithna, Adnan
Smith, Nicholas A.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-05-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Identifying the microorganism in a prosthetic joint infection is the key to appropriately targeting antimicrobial treatment.
Despite the availability of various techniques, no single test is considered the definitive gold standard.
Aim.
Our aim was to determine the sensitivity, specificity, and positive/negative predictive values for a variety of culture techniques.
Methods.
We performed a retrospective case series of 219 patients undergoing revision surgery of their hip or knee replacement between May 2004 and February 2013.
The patients were classified as either infected or noninfected according to criteria set out by the Musculoskeletal Infection Society.
The number and type of samples taken intraoperatively varied between cases but included tissue samples and fluid sent in either blood culture vials or sterile containers.
Results.
The highest sensitivity was found with blood culture vials (0.85) compared to fluid in sterile containers (0.26) and tissues samples (0.32).
Blood culture vials also had a better specificity and positive and negative predictive values profile.
Conclusion.
We conclude that, of the techniques studied, fluid in blood culture vials had the best profile for the correct identification of microorganisms and advocate its use.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Jordan, Robert W.& Smith, Nicholas A.& Saithna, Adnan& Sprowson, Andrew P.& Foguet, Pedro. 2014. Sensitivities, Specificities, and Predictive Values of Microbiological Culture Techniques for the Diagnosis of Prosthetic Joint Infection. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-452317
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Jordan, Robert W.…[et al.]. Sensitivities, Specificities, and Predictive Values of Microbiological Culture Techniques for the Diagnosis of Prosthetic Joint Infection. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-452317
American Medical Association (AMA)
Jordan, Robert W.& Smith, Nicholas A.& Saithna, Adnan& Sprowson, Andrew P.& Foguet, Pedro. Sensitivities, Specificities, and Predictive Values of Microbiological Culture Techniques for the Diagnosis of Prosthetic Joint Infection. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-452317
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-452317