51 results found for: Periprosthetic joint infection
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2018;100(2):147-154. Study: A prospective study evaluated the accuracy of next-generation sequencing (NGS) in identifying synovial and deep tissue infective microbes in periprosthetic joint infection patients (65 revision arthroplasties and 17 primary arthroplasties). In infected tissues, culture identified 17 cases and NGS 25 cases. NGS identified microbes in 9 of the aseptic revisions with negative cultures and in 6 of the primary total joint arthroplasties. NGS identified additional organisms that escaped detection via culture methods. Read Study…
Arthroplast Today. 2017;4(1):20-23. Case Report: A 62 year old man presented with an infected prothesis from a primary knee arthroplasty three years prior. Next-generation sequencing identified the infective organism as Streptococcus canis, which cultures failed to detect. The patient was successfully treated and later underwent reimplantation arthroplasty. Read Report…
MicroGenDX Announces OrthoKEY® Infection Diagnosis and Management for Periprosthetic Joint Infection
ORLANDO, Fla., May 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — MicroGen Diagnostics, the industry leader in providing next-generation DNA sequencing (NGS) for clinical diagnostics, has introduced OrthoKEY, an innovative approach to address current clinical shortcomings in the diagnosis of orthopedic infections. OrthoKEY brings accuracy, sensitivity, timeliness, and affordability to PJI diagnostics and management for the clinic and operating room.…
Sampling must be performed by physician.