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Causative Diagnosis on Prosthetic Joint Infections: Establishment of a Comprehensive Diagnostic Strategy

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Prosthetic Joint Infections
Interventions
Procedure: bone biopsies
Registration Number
NCT01957228
Lead Sponsor
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Brief Summary

On joint orthopaedic hardware infections are one of the most frequently encountered complications in orthopaedic surgery. However 6% of the cultures remain sterile, etiological diagnosis cannot be established despite obvious signs of infection. As part of this research project, we have developed a new strategy diagnosis including directly the use of PCR to reduce the number of negative results. This should have a major therapeutic impact in terms of timeliness and specificity of antibiotic.

Primary:

Evaluate the effectiveness of the new diagnostic strategy on etiological identification of prosthesis infections.

Hypothesis:

Minimum 6 percent increase in the number of patients with an etiological diagnosis of infection on prosthesis.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
980
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patient is more than 18 years old.
  • Patient with a prescription of a microbiologic diagnostic of Prosthetic joint infection
  • Patient who do not declined to have his medical records reviewed for research
  • Patient with health insurance
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patient minor (<18 years).
  • Pregnant or lactating woman.
  • Major under guardianship Patient.
  • Patient deprived of liberty or under court order

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
bone biopsiesbone biopsies-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Bone biopsies multisite4 years

Increase of at least 6% of patients with an etiologic diagnosis of prosthesis infection established.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Marseille

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Marseille, France

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