Incidence and Risk Factors for Acid-fast Bacillus/Fungal Culture Positivity in Primary, Conversion, and Revision Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

CONCLUSION: These results suggest utility in obtaining routine intraoperative AFB/fungal cultures, given the relatively high positivity and poor predictive factors.PMID:38569465 | DOI:10.5435/JAAOS-D-23-00980

Source: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - April 3, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: William Oetojo Marina Feffer Michael Wesolowski William J Hopkinson Nicholas M Brown Source Type: research