No difference in bacterial contamination of hip capsule sutures and control sutures in hip arthroplasty surgery

ConclusionsThis study showed that around 7% of capsule sutures used in primary THA were contaminated with bacteria and as such exchange by new sutures at the time of capsule closure could be an appealing PJI preventive measure. However, since similar contamination rates were encountered with mainly non-virulent bacteria for both suture groups, the PJI preventive effect of this measure appears to be minimal.
Source: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research