New diagnostic techniques for diagnosing facture-related infections
Ada Hoffmann1, Jörgen Hoffmann2, Tamara Ruegamer1
1Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology, and Hygiene, University Hospital Cologne and Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Abstract:
The diagnosis of fracture-related infections (FRI) is challenging and requires interdisciplinary efforts. Many diagnostic approaches are based on the algorithms established for prosthetic joint infections (PJI). Data specific to FRI are limited. Microbiological diagnostics include tissue culture, sonication, and molecular methods. Novel metagenomic analyses are increasingly being used in clinical diagnostic practice. In addition to bacterial detection, the study of host tissue factors has the potential to transform the diagnostics of FRI by facilitating the assesment of clinical significance in clinical samples. The integration of host tissue analysis into microbiology reports has great potential to improve the diagnosis of FRI. This mini-review describes the potential improvement of diagnostic techniques by integrating new approaches into the diagnostic algorithm of fracture-related infections.
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