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Rapid Diagnosis of Prosthetic Joint Infection by Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption

NCT03717090 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2019-08-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is a prospective cohort study. All patients presenting for periprosthetic joint infection and requiring debridement only or resection arthroplasty will be eligible. The synovial joint fluid will be sampled before the arthrotomy at the operation room.

The purpose of this study will be to evaluate that 1) the concordance of organism identification by the direct identification of MALTI-TOF MS versus routine identification of MALTI-TOF MS and conventional cultures and 2) the timing of preliminary strain identification by the direct identification of MALTI-TOF MS, routine identification of MALTI-TOF MS and conventional cultures in patients with periprosthetic joint infection.

Conditions

  • Prosthetic Joint Infection

Interventions

OTHER

No intervention

Sample collection study Sample collection and collection of laboratory values

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Feng-Chih Kuo, MD · Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-12-01
Primary Completion
2019-05-30
Completion
2019-05-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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