D G Partridge1, C Winnard2, R Townsend2, R Cooper2, I Stockley2. 1. Department of Microbiology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Florey Institute for Host-Pathogen Interactions, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK. 2. Department of Orthopaedics, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.
Abstract
Aims: The aim of this study was to establish the diagnostic accuracy of culture of joint aspirate with and without saline injection-reaspiration. Patients and Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of 580 hip and knee aspirations in patients who were deemed to have a moderate to high risk of infection, and who subsequently proceeded to revision arthroplasty over a period of 12 years. It was carried out at a large quaternary referral centre where preoperative aspiration is routine. Results: Fluid was aspirated primarily in 313 (54%) cases and after saline injection-reaspiration of a 'dry tap' in 267 (46%) cases. Overall sensitivity and specificity of the diagnostic aspirate were 84% (78% to 89%) and 85% (81% to 88%), respectively. Sensitivity and specificity of saline injection-reaspiration after 'dry tap' were 87% (79% to 92%) and 79% (72% to 84%) compared with 81% (71% to 88%) and 90% (85% to 93%) for direct aspiration. Conclusion: Preoperative joint aspiration and culture is a sensitive and specific test for the confirmation of diagnosis in patients at a moderate to high risk of prosthetic joint infection. Culture of saline injection-reaspiration also provides accurate diagnostic information in the event of a 'dry tap'. Both methods allow susceptibility testing of relevant organisms and are therefore able to guide perioperative antibiotic therapy. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2018;100-B:749-54.
Aims: The aim of this study was to establish the diagnostic accuracy of culture of joint aspirate with and without saline injection-reaspiration. Patients and Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of 580 hip and knee aspirations in patients who were deemed to have a moderate to high risk of infection, and who subsequently proceeded to revision arthroplasty over a period of 12 years. It was carried out at a large quaternary referral centre where preoperative aspiration is routine. Results: Fluid was aspirated primarily in 313 (54%) cases and after saline injection-reaspiration of a 'dry tap' in 267 (46%) cases. Overall sensitivity and specificity of the diagnostic aspirate were 84% (78% to 89%) and 85% (81% to 88%), respectively. Sensitivity and specificity of saline injection-reaspiration after 'dry tap' were 87% (79% to 92%) and 79% (72% to 84%) compared with 81% (71% to 88%) and 90% (85% to 93%) for direct aspiration. Conclusion: Preoperative joint aspiration and culture is a sensitive and specific test for the confirmation of diagnosis in patients at a moderate to high risk of prosthetic joint infection. Culture of saline injection-reaspiration also provides accurate diagnostic information in the event of a 'dry tap'. Both methods allow susceptibility testing of relevant organisms and are therefore able to guide perioperative antibiotic therapy. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2018;100-B:749-54.
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