Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Modifies the Clinical Approach to Periprosthetic Joint Infections: a 2021 State of the Art Review

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Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Modifies the Clinical Approach to Periprosthetic Joint Infections: a 2021 State of the Art Review

By STEFANO GHIRARDELLI 3 Videos FEATURING STEFANO GHIRARDELLI, Pier Francesco Indelli

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September 19, 2021

Periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) represent one of the most catastrophic complications following total joint arthroplasty ...
read more ↘ (TJA). The lack of standardized diagnostic tests and protocols for PJI is a challenge for arthroplasty surgeons. Next generation sequencing (NGS) is an innovative diagnostic tool that can sequence microbial deoxyribonucleic acids (DNA) from a synovial fluid sample. NGS technologies are revolutionary methods that could disrupt the diagnostic paradigm of PJI, but a comprehensive collection of clinical evidence is still needed before they become widely used diagnostic tools.
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