Gram stains have limited application in the diagnosis of infected total knee arthroplasty | Zendy

Michael G. Zywiel | Zendy; D. Alex Stroh | Zendy; Aaron J. Johnson | Zendy; David R. Marker | Zendy; Michael A. Mont | Zendy

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Gram stains have limited application in the diagnosis of infected total knee arthroplasty

Author(s) -

Michael G. Zywiel,

D. Alex Stroh,

Aaron J. Johnson,

David R. Marker,

Michael A. Mont

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2011.05.015

Subject(s) - periprosthetic , medicine , gram staining , total knee arthroplasty , confidence interval , aseptic processing , arthroplasty , surgery , gram , antibiotics , genetics , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

The diagnosis of periprosthetic knee infections can present a challenge to surgeons, especially in the case of chronic presentation. Gram stains are regularly performed as part of the microbiological evaluation of suspected infected total knee arthroplasties. Recently, the utility of this test in diagnosing infections has been questioned. The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of Gram stains performed from surgical site samples by comparing their results to the final diagnosis of infection.

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