Articles | Volume 7, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-7-203-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-7-203-2022
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20 Sep 2022
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Characteristics and outcomes of culture-negative prosthetic joint infections from the Prosthetic Joint Infection in Australia and New Zealand Observational (PIANO) cohort study

Sarah Browning, Laurens Manning, Sarah Metcalf, David L. Paterson, James O. Robinson, Benjamin Clark, and Joshua S. Davis

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Culture-negative (CN) prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) present significant challenges for clinicians. While previous retrospective analyses have been conducted, inconsistencies in inclusion criteria and treatment success measures limit the opportunity for direct comparisons and use in guiding clinical practice. We compared baseline characteristics and outcomes of CN with culture-positive (CP) cases in a large multicentre prospective cohort and demonstrated improved overall outcomes in CN PJI.