Sonication versus Tissue Sampling for Diagnosis of Prosthetic Joint and Other Orthopedic Device-Related Infections
Dudareva M., Barrett L., Figtree M., Scarborough M., Watanabe M., Newnham R., Wallis R., Oakley S., Kendrick B., Stubbs D., McNally MA., Bejon P., Atkins BA., Taylor A., Brent AJ.
Current guidelines recommend collection of multiple tissue samples for diagnosis of prosthetic joint infections (PJI). Sonication of explanted devices has been proposed as a potentially simpler alternative; however, reported microbiological yield varies.