The Alpha-defensin Test for Periprosthetic Joint Infections Is Not Affected by Prior Antibiotic Administration | Zendy

Alisina Shahi | Zendy; Javad Parvizi | Zendy; Gregory S.﻿ Kazarian | Zendy; Carlos A. Higuera | Zendy; Salvatore J. Frangiamore | Zendy; Joshua S. Bingham | Zendy; Christopher Beauchamp | Zendy; Craig J. Della Valle | Zendy; Carl Deirmengian | Zendy

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The Alpha-defensin Test for Periprosthetic Joint Infections Is Not Affected by Prior Antibiotic Administration

Author(s) -

Alisina Shahi,

Javad Parvizi,

Gregory S. Kazarian,

Carlos A. Higuera,

Salvatore J. Frangiamore,

Joshua S. Bingham,

Christopher Beauchamp,

Craig J. Della Valle,

Carl Deirmengian

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

clinical orthopaedics and related research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178

H-Index - 204

eISSN - 1528-1132

pISSN - 0009-921X

DOI - 10.1007/s11999-016-4726-2

Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotics , periprosthetic , abx test , synovial fluid , gastroenterology , surgery , arthroplasty , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , osteoarthritis , statistics , alternative medicine , mathematics , biology

Previous studies have demonstrated that the administration of antibiotics to patients before performing diagnostic testing for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) can interfere with the accuracy of test results. Although a single-institution study has suggested that alpha-defensin maintains its concentration and sensitivity even after antibiotic treatment, this has not yet been demonstrated in a larger multiinstitutional study.

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