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Indian J Med Microbiol
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2019 Mar; 37(1): 99-101
Article
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-198843
ABSTRACT
We evaluated the diagnostic utility of sonication of antibiotic loaded cement spacers comparing with periprosthetic tissue cultures for the detection of persisting infection in 14 patients undergoing staged procedures. Sonication improved microbial detection of intraoperative cultures from 14.2% to 28.5% (P = 0.481). Routine sonication of spacers is recommended.