The use of qualitative cultures for detecting infection in open tibial fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
A D'SouzaR S Amaravati

Abstract

To determine the role of qualitative cultures for detecting infection in open tibial fractures. From January 2003 to December 2004, 95 men and 13 women (mean age, 34 years) with open tibial fractures in one or both limbs and without any other sites of infection were prospectively studied. Patients who had been treated with intravenous or oral antibiotics before presentation and/or had undergone debridement or other surgery were excluded. Infection was not correlated with age, sex, interval from injury to debridement, and cause of fracture. The association of infection with predebridement cultures was stronger (odds ratio=12.5) than that with postdebridement cultures (odds ratio=4.7). Pre- and post-debridement cultures have a role in detecting infection in open tibial fractures. For detecting infection, predebridement cultures have better sensitivity, while postdebridement cultures have better specificity.

References

Feb 1, 1982·The Journal of Trauma·W P CooneyJ A Washington
Jun 1, 1997·Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research·J Lee
Dec 7, 2002·Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery·Ramesh K SenOnkar N Nagi

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Nov 26, 2009·The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds·A K Ako-NaiL M Oginni
Sep 20, 2011·The Journal of Trauma·Clinton K MurrayUNKNOWN Prevention of Combat-Related Infections Guidelines Panel
Nov 20, 2014·The Open Orthopaedics Journal·Daniel J JordanSandip Hindocha
Jan 8, 2009·Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery·M MagroS Shankar

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Antifungals

An antifungal, also known as an antimycotic medication, is a pharmaceutical fungicide or fungistatic used to treat and prevent mycosis such as athlete's foot, ringworm, candidiasis, cryptococcal meningitis, and others. Discover the latest research on antifungals here.

Antifungals (ASM)

An antifungal, also known as an antimycotic medication, is a pharmaceutical fungicide or fungistatic used to treat and prevent mycosis such as athlete's foot, ringworm, candidiasis, cryptococcal meningitis, and others. Discover the latest research on antifungals here.

Related Papers

British Journal of Plastic Surgery
D G Hargreaves, M S Davies
Saudi Medical Journal
Yaser M Behairy, Abdulrahman S Al-Balla
© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved