Prosthetic joint infection

AJ Tande, R Patel - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a tremendous burden for individual patients as well as the
global health care industry. While a small minority of joint arthroplasties will become …

Management of periprosthetic joint infection: the current knowledge: AAOS exhibit selection

J Parvizi, B Adeli, B Zmistowski, C Restrepo… - JBJS, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Periprosthetic joint infection continues to frustrate the medical community. Although the
demand for total joint arthroplasty is increasing, the burden of such infections is increasing …

EANM/SNMMI guideline for 18F-FDG use in inflammation and infection

F Jamar, J Buscombe, A Chiti… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2013 - Soc Nuclear Med
The aim of this guideline is to provide general information about performing 18F-FDG PET or
PET/CT in inflammation and infection. We provide evidence for efficacy where it is available …

[HTML][HTML] Consensus document for the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infections: a joint paper by the EANM, EBJIS, and ESR (with ESCMID endorsement)

A Signore, LM Sconfienza, O Borens… - European journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Background For the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection, real evidence-based guidelines to
aid clinicians in choosing the most accurate diagnostic strategy are lacking. Aim and …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical indications, image acquisition and data interpretation for white blood cells and anti-granulocyte monoclonal antibody scintigraphy: an EANM …

A Signore, F Jamar, O Israel, J Buscombe… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Introduction Radiolabelled autologous white blood cells (WBC) scintigraphy is being
standardized all over the world to ensure high quality, specificity and reproducibility …

Diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection

B Zmistowski, C Della Valle, TW Bauer… - The Journal of …, 2014 - arthroplastyjournal.org
Consensus: Clinically, PJI may be present without meeting these criteria, specifically in the
case of less virulent organisms (eg Propionibacterium acnes). Synovial leukocyte esterase …

FDG PET of infection and inflammation

C Love, MB Tomas, GG Tronco, CJ Palestro - Radiographics, 2005 - pubs.rsna.org
Nuclear medicine plays an important role in the evaluation of infection and inflammation.
Fluorine 18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) is a readily available radiotracer that offers rapid …

The role of bacterial biofilms in device-associated infection

AK Deva, WP Adams Jr, K Vickery - Plastic and reconstructive …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
There is increasing evidence that bacterial biofilm is responsible for the failure of medical
devices, leading to device-associated infection. As plastic surgeons, we are among the …

Diagnosis of periprosthetic infection

TW Bauer, J Parvizi, N Kobayashi, V Krebs - JBJS, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Infection : JBJS Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Infection : JBJS
JBJS Journal Case Connector Reviews JBJS.org Surgical Techniques Open Access JOPA …

Diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infections of the hip and knee

C Della Valle, J Parvizi, TW Bauer… - JAAOS-Journal of the …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
No preferred test for diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection exists, and the algorithm for
the workup of patients suspected of infection remains unclear. The work group evaluated the …