Rising challenges in periprosthetic joint infections: a focus on rare pathogens and their clinical implications
Jianhua Lyu, Jiagu Huang, Jiexin Huang, Hongxin Hu, Qijin Wang, Haiqi Ding, Hongyan Li, Xinyu Fang, Wenming Zhang · 2024
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Jianhua Lyu and eight co-authors study joint replacement infections caused by rare germs in a 2024 paper. Infections around an artificial hip or knee are hard to treat. Rare germs may behave unlike common ones, but their clinical pattern was poorly known.
The team reviewed records for 219 infection cases treated over about a decade. Thirty-two cases involved rare germs, and the rest served as controls. Rare germ cases carried more prior illness and more invasive procedures before surgery. They also formed sinus tracts more often and showed lower levels of a common blood marker. Culture tests confirmed the germ less often in this group. The contrasts can help surgeons suspect rare germs sooner.
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| CREATOR | Jianhua Lyu, Jiagu Huang, Jiexin Huang, Hongxin Hu, Qijin Wang, Haiqi Ding, Hongyan Li, Xinyu Fang, Wenming Zhang |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |