Prolonged Bacterial Culture to Identify Late Periprosthetic Joint Infection: A Promising Strategy | Zendy

Peter Schäfer | Zendy; Bernd Fink | Zendy; D Sandow | Zendy; Andreas Margull | Zendy; Irina Berger | Zendy; Lars Frommelt | Zendy

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Prolonged Bacterial Culture to Identify Late Periprosthetic Joint Infection: A Promising Strategy

Author(s) -

Peter Schäfer,

Bernd Fink,

D Sandow,

Andreas Margull,

Irina Berger,

Lars Frommelt

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/592973

Subject(s) - periprosthetic , fastidious organism , medicine , incubation period , microbiological culture , propionibacterium , tissue culture , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , pathology , incubation , arthroplasty , biology , surgery , in vitro , genetics , biochemistry

The value of microbiological culture to diagnose late periprosthetic infection is limited, especially because standard methods may fail to detect biofilm-forming sessile or other fastidious bacteria. There is no agreement on the appropriate cultivation period, although this period is a crucial factor. This study was designed to assess the duration of culture that is necessary for reliable detection.

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