Bacteriologic Analysis of the Synovial Tissue

Between 1971 and 1986, 253 arthroplasties were performed in 218 patients at the Medical College of Oita. All of them received bacteriologic analysis of the synovial tissue in operation. Four patients were found to have staphylococcus epidermidis. The diagnosis of infection can be much more difficult...

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Published inJapanese Journal of Rheumatism and Joint Surgery Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 197 - 202
Main Author KUROKI, Kenji
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Japanese
Published Japanese Society for Joint Diseases 1988
日本関節病学会
Subjects
bacteriologic analysis
septic arthritis
Staphylococcus epidermidis
synovial tissue
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ISSN0287-3214
1884-9059
DOI10.11551/jsjd1982.7.197

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Summary:Between 1971 and 1986, 253 arthroplasties were performed in 218 patients at the Medical College of Oita. All of them received bacteriologic analysis of the synovial tissue in operation. Four patients were found to have staphylococcus epidermidis. The diagnosis of infection can be much more difficult to make in the patient with a chronic low-grade infection due to staphylococcus epidermidis. A culture of tissue removed at the time of surgery is the most reliable technique for diagnosis of it.
ISSN:0287-3214
1884-9059
DOI:10.11551/jsjd1982.7.197