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Periprosthetic joint infection following total hip or knee arthroplasty is a rare but potentially devastating complication. Accurate diagnosis of these infections remains one of the most challenging undertakings in orthopaedics. Multiple studies have shown the high diagnostic accuracy of synovial fluid white blood cell count (WBC) and neutrophil percentage (%PMNs) in detecting PJI. This study's goal is to evaluate how antibiotics affect those two important diagnostic measures.


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Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) following total hip or knee arthroplasty is a rare but potentially devastating complication. Accurate diagnosis of these infections remains one of the most challenging undertakings in orthopaedics. Clinical presentation of PJI may be subtle and distinguishing between infection versus aseptic issues can be difficult. Currently no diagnostic approach has been developed that accurately and unequivocally diagnoses PJI. Multiple studies have shown the high diagnostic accuracy of synovial fluid white blood cell count (WBC) and neutrophil percentage (%PMNs) in detecting PJI. This has led to incorporation of these two parameters into criteria for the diagnosis of PJI. WBC and %PMN cutoffs have been published for prosthetic hips and knees in both the acute and chronic setting. Meanwhile, synovial fluid cell counts are believed to be of particular value when patients present on systemic antibiotics, which have been shown to compromise intraarticular cultures by causing false negative results. However, the effect of antibiotics on synovial fluid cell count and differential has not been well delineated. One prospective study by Trampuz et al. of 133 synovial fluid specimens prior to total knee revisions noted that patients receiving antimicrobial agents had lower leukocyte counts than did those who were not receiving antimicrobial agents. To the contrary, a recent animal study examined intra-articular administration of the antibiotic amikacin in horses and reported a statistically significant increase in the synovial nucleated cell count. The effect of antibiotics on synovial fluid WBC and %PMN thus remains unclear. Furthermore, to reduce false-negative culture results, it is recommended that patients be off of antibiotics for a minimum of two weeks prior to obtaining samples for culture. Investigators have shown reduced false-negative culture rates in patients not taking antibiotics prior to surgery compared to those taking antibiotics at the time of surgery. However, the two-week time interval is relatively arbitrary and adequate supporting data do not exist. The primary aim of this study is to evaluate how antibiotics affect synovial fluid leukocyte and differential counts. A secondary aim is to assess how long patients need to be off of antibiotic therapy to generate accurate synovial fluid cultures. Further examination of the effects of systemic antibiotics on synovial fluid composition will provide valuable information for clinicians caring for patients with possible PJI. ;


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NCT number NCT03551847
Study type Interventional
Source Rush University Medical Center
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Status Withdrawn
Phase N/A
Start date July 1, 2011
Completion date November 5, 2019

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