Sonication of explants enhances the diagnostic accuracy of synovial fluid and tissue cultures and can help determine the appropriate antibiotic therapy for prosthetic joint infections.

ALIYEV, ORKHANYILDIZ, FATİHKAYA, HAKAN BATUHANAghazada, AGHAMAZAHIRSÜMBÜL, BİLGECitak, MustafaTUNCAY, İBRAHİM2022-02-012022-02-012022-01-24ALIYEV O., YILDIZ F., KAYA H. B. , Aghazada A., SÜMBÜL B., Citak M., TUNCAY İ., -Sonication of explants enhances the diagnostic accuracy of synovial fluid and tissue cultures and can help determine the appropriate antibiotic therapy for prosthetic joint infections.-, International orthopaedics, 2022http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12645/30355Purposes This study aimed to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of the sonication cultures according to the International Consensus Meeting 2018 criteria and to evaluate the effect of sonication on the antibiotic treatment of patients.Sonication of explants enhances the diagnostic accuracy of synovial fluid and tissue cultures and can help determine the appropriate antibiotic therapy for prosthetic joint infections.ArticleWOS:00074575110000110.1007/s00264-021-05286-w35067748