Unnecessary Routine Use of Mycobacterial Cultures in Patients With Periprosthetic Joint Infections

Accurate diagnosis ensures appropriate therapy of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). Since mycobacterial PJI is rare, routine testing is inappropriate. We reviewed hip and knee PJI at our institution over 28 months. Mycobacterial cultures were routinely sent with rare positivity. Mycobacterial cu...

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Autores principales: Golden, Marjorie, Moffarah, Anne Spichler, Kerantzas, Christopher, Rubin, Lee, O’Bryan, Jane
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8982768/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35392456
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac132
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Sumario:Accurate diagnosis ensures appropriate therapy of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). Since mycobacterial PJI is rare, routine testing is inappropriate. We reviewed hip and knee PJI at our institution over 28 months. Mycobacterial cultures were routinely sent with rare positivity. Mycobacterial cultures should be sent only when there is clinical suspicion.

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