2021
Comparative study of culture, next‐generation sequencing, and immunoassay for identification of pathogen in diabetic foot ulcer
Lipof JS, Jones CMC, Daiss J, Oh I. Comparative study of culture, next‐generation sequencing, and immunoassay for identification of pathogen in diabetic foot ulcer. Journal Of Orthopaedic Research® 2021, 39: 2638-2645. PMID: 33543785, PMCID: PMC8339135, DOI: 10.1002/jor.25001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetic foot infectionsMusculoskeletal infectionsNext-generation sequencingS. agalactiaeS. aureusCulture-directed antibioticsDeep musculoskeletal infectionNegative initial culturesProspective observational studyTime of diagnosisDiabetic foot ulcersLimb salvage effortsPeripheral blood samplesYears of ageFoot infectionsSurgical debridementFoot ulcersRecurrent infectionsTreatment successFair correlationIntraoperative samplesObservational studyBlood samplesUseful adjunctOrthopaedic surgeons
2020
Clinical utilization of species‐specific immunoassays for identification of Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus agalactiae in orthopedic infections
Sulovari A, Ninomiya MJ, Beck CA, Ricciardi BF, Ketonis C, Mesfin A, Kaplan NB, Soin SP, McDowell SM, Mahmood B, Daiss JL, Schwarz EM, Oh I. Clinical utilization of species‐specific immunoassays for identification of Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus agalactiae in orthopedic infections. Journal Of Orthopaedic Research® 2020, 39: 2141-2150. PMID: 33274775, PMCID: PMC8175449, DOI: 10.1002/jor.24935.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsFracture-related infectionMusculoskeletal infectionsOrthopedic infectionsHigh diagnostic potentialCultured peripheral blood mononuclear cellsDiagnostic potentialDeep musculoskeletal infectionSignificant patient morbidityBlood mononuclear cellsDiabetic foot ulcersAntigen-specific IgGPeriprosthetic joint infectionStaphylococcus aureusInfection patientsSeptic arthritisSurgical treatmentCurrent diagnostic methodsFoot ulcersJoint infectionAntibody titersMononuclear cellsPatient morbidityPolymicrobial infectionsAntibiotic use