scholarly journals Culture Negative Endocarditis: Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment

10.5772/64920 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marion J. Skalweit
Keyword(s):  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Culture Negative

scholarly journals A Review of the Literature on Culture-Negative Periprosthetic Joint Infection: Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Treatment

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 155-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong-Kwon Yoon ◽  
Seong-Hee Cho ◽  
Dong-Yeong Lee ◽  
Byeong-Hun Kang ◽  
Sang-Hyuk Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Periprosthetic Joint Infection ◽  
Joint Infection ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Culture Negative

scholarly journals Do Culture-Negative Periprosthetic Joint Infections Have a Worse Outcome Than Culture-Positive Periprosthetic Joint Infections? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Reisener ◽  
Carsten Perka
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Treatment Strategies ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Level Of Evidence ◽  
Clinical Issue ◽  
Joint Infections ◽  
Culture Positive ◽  
Culture Negative

Background. Culture-negative periprosthetic joint infections (CN PJI) have not been well studied, and due to the lack of consensus on PJI, especially with culture-negative infections, there are considerable uncertainties. Due to the challenging clinical issue of CN PJI the aim of this systematic review is to describe incidence, diagnosis, and treatment outcomes based on the current literature on CN PJI.Hypothesis.The review is designed to assess the formal hypothesis that CN PJI of the hip and knee have a poorer outcome when compared with culture-positive ones.Study Design.It is systematic review with level of evidence 3.Methods.EMBASE, MEDLINE, and the Cochrane Library were searched electronically in January 2018. All studies regarding CN PJI of the hip or knee published in English or German with a minimum of 10 patients were included. Afterwards, the authors performed a descriptive analysis of diagnosis and treatment outcome.Result.Eight studies were identified that met the inclusion criteria. The incidence of CN PJI in the hip or knee ranged from 7% to 42 %. The included studies were pooled to give an overall incidence rate estimate of 11 % [95% confidence interval (CI): 10-12] based on a random-effects model. The most common surgical intervention was the two-stage revision of prosthesis with 283 patients. Postoperatively, the majority of patients received vancomycin as the antibiotic treatment, alone or in combination with other antibiotics. The rate of succesfully treated infections varied from 85% to 95 % in all included studies. The two-stage exchange arthroplasty had the best outcome, based on the infection-free survival rate of 95%, five years after treatment.Conclusions.We conclude that CN PJI have the same or even better results than culture-positive infections. Nonetheless, a standardized diagnostic protocol and evidence-based treatment strategies for CN PJI should be implemented for further studies.

Culture-negative endocarditis—causes, diagnosis and treatment

2000 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. C. Millar ◽  
M. Altwegg ◽  
D. Raoult ◽  
J. E. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Culture Negative

Aortic root aneurysm. Diagnosis and treatment

JAMA ◽  
1966 ◽  
Vol 197 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Najafi
Keyword(s):  
Aortic Root ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Aortic Root Aneurysm

The Future Present

ASHA Leader ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-47
Author(s):  
Jennifer Stone ◽  
Edwin Rubel ◽  
Robert E. Hillman ◽  
Matthew Cutter ◽  
Shannon C. Mauszycki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Hearing Disorders ◽  
The Future

These 11 up-and-coming technologies could revolutionize diagnosis and treatment of speech, language and hearing disorders.

1763: Stage Migration of upper Tract Transitional Cell Carcinoma: An Argument for the Continued Role of Endourologic Diagnosis and Treatment

2004 ◽  
Vol 171 (4S) ◽  
pp. 466-466
Author(s):  
Stephen A. Boorjian ◽  
Casey K. Ng ◽  
Ravi Munver ◽  
R. Ernest Sosa ◽  
E. Darracott Vaughan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transitional Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Transitional Cell ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Stage Migration ◽  
Upper Tract

Subacute and Chronic Hepatitis: Diagnosis and Treatment

1952 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 1341-1355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas A. Wartiiin ◽  
Willard Dalrymple
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Hepatitis ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment
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