Claudio Zorzi

DTT-based biofilm and conventional intraoperative cultures for the detection of prosthetic joint infections: a comparative study

BACKGROUND: Accurate diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains challenging. Biofilm culture by sonication has been included according to EBJIS criteria; however, this method is associated with technical difficulties. Dithiothreitol pretreatment (DTT-P) biofilm culture...