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Objective   Septic arthritis is commonly caused by Staphylococcus aureus and is a medical emergency requiring antibiotics and joint irrigation. The bacteria produce α-toxin causing rapid cartilage cell ( chondrocyte) death. Saline (0.9%NaCl) lavage is normally used to remove bacteria and toxins, however, its composition might be suboptimal to suppress the lethal effects of α-toxin. We utilized rabbit erythrocyte hemolysis as a sensitive, biologically relevant assay of α-toxin levels to determine if changes to osmolarity, temperature, pH, and divalent cation (Mg 2+ , Ca 2+ ) concentration were protective.Design   Erythrocytes were incubated in the various conditions and then exposed to α-toxin (“chronic” challenge) or incubated with α-toxin and then exposed to experimental conditions (“acute” challenge).Results   Raising osmolarity from 300 mOsm (0.9%NaCl) to 400, 600, or 900 mOsm (sucrose addition) when applied chronically, significantly reduced hemolysis linearly. As an acute challenge, osmotic protection was significant and similar over 400 to 900 mOsm. Reducing temperature chronically from 37°C to 25°C and 4°C significantly reduced hemolysis, however, when applied as an acute challenge although significant, was less marked. Divalent cations (Mg 2+ , Ca 2+  at 5mM) reduced hemolysis. Varying pH (6.5, 7.2, 8.0) applied chronically marginally reduced hemolysis. The optimized saline (0.9% NaCl; 900 mOsm with sucrose, 5 mM MgCl 2  (37°C)) rapidly and significantly reduced hemolysis compared with saline and Hank’s buffered saline solution applied either chronically or acutely.Conclusions   These results on the effect of S. aureus α-toxin on erythrocytes showed that optimizing saline could markedly reduce the potency of S. aureus α-toxin. Such modifications to saline could be of benefit during joint irrigation for septic arthritis.

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Optimizing the Composition of Irrigation Fluid to Reduce the Potency of<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>α-Toxin: Potential Role in the Treatment of Septic Arthritis

Optimizing the Composition of Irrigation Fluid to Reduce the Potency ofStaphylococcus aureusα-Toxin: Potential Role in the Treatment of Septic Arthritis