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The diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection after the arthroplasty of knee joint
Total knee replacement is one of the most widely performed surgeries. It is stated as the most efficient method of treating end-stage osteoarthritis of the knee joint.
Hanna Tsitko +4 more
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The role of the primary care physician in early diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection
Hip and knee replacement is a common procedure in the treatment of advanced arthropathy. It relieves pain and restores joint function. That is why the number of arthroplasties is continuously increasing.
Jerzy Białecki +3 more
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Falsarthrobacter nasiphocae periprosthetic joint infection
We report the isolation of a rare Gram-positive coccobacillary bacterium from synovial fluids of a patient with periprosthetic joint infection on three occasions over an 8-month period.
Sun Tee Tay +7 more
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Clinical and microbiological characteristics of periprosthetic hip and knee infections [PDF]
Objective. To characterize periprosthetic joint infection in patients undergoing a total hip and knee joint replacement. Materials and Methods. A total of 77 patients with periprosthetic infection following hip and knee joint replacement hospitalized
Ivantsov V.A. +3 more
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The progress of research into the role of D-lactic acid in the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection [PDF]
Periprosthetic joint infection is a catastrophic complication after arthroplasty. However, at present, there is still no accurate and efficient method for the diagnosis of this serious problem.
Zhi-Zhuo LI, Li-Jun SHI, Wei SUN
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Assessing risks of developing and persistence of infectious process in knee joint replacement
Despite of intensive work on improving endoprosthetic replacement constructions, using minimally invasive techniques, developing methods of prevention for and treatment of periprosthetic joint infection, relapse of infection process can reach up to 52 ...
A. N. Grishchuk +2 more
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Serratia marcescens prosthetic joint infection: two case reports and a review of the literature
Background Despite some studies on Gram-negative bacteria as difficult to treat pathogens in periprosthetic joint infections, there are no detailed analyses on Serratia periprosthetic joint infections.
Daniel Karczewski +6 more
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Introduction This study aimed to present and critically appraise the best available evidence investigating associations between some pre-defined patient-related characteristics and perioperative complications or other outcomes in THA and TKA.
Dimitris Challoumas +8 more
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After staphylococci, streptococci and enterococci are the most frequent causes of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). MICs and minimum biofilm bactericidal concentrations of rifampin, rifabutin, and rifapentine were determined for 67 enterococcal and ...
Mariana Albano +7 more
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Immunological markers of arthroplasty failure
Periprosthetic joint infection still remains a clinical challenge since accurate definition of this condition and reliable laboratory markers have not been established yet.
O. V. Moskalets
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