Early Biofilm Formation on the Drain Tip after Total Knee Arthroplasty Is Not Associated with Prosthetic Joint Infection: A Pilot Prospective Case Series Study of a Single Center.
Marco GrassiMarco SenarighiLuca FarinelliAnnamaria MasucciMonica Mattioli BelmonteCaterina LiciniAntonio GigantePublished in: Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) (2024)
Most of the patients who underwent primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) showed biofilm formation on the tip of surgical drain 24 h after surgery even though none showed a mature biofilm formation (grade 4). Furthermore, 8% of patients were characterized by a positivity of culture analysis. However, none of the patients included in the study showed signs of PJI up to 3 years of follow-up.
Keyphrases
- biofilm formation
- end stage renal disease
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- staphylococcus aureus
- total knee arthroplasty
- ejection fraction
- candida albicans
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- escherichia coli
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- randomized controlled trial
- clinical trial
- patient reported outcomes
- patient reported