Presence of Metallosis Can Interfere With Culture Positivity in Prosthetic Joint Infection of the Hip
Metallosis may increase the likelihood of initial false negative culture results and delay PJI diagnosis in patients undergoing revision THA.
Authors
- Edward Kenneth Rodriguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8217-0593)
- Ayesha Abdeen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7180-8259)
- Rubén Monárrez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1553-4641)
- Antonia F. Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2040-8188)
- Joshua B. Davis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9030-7809)
- Marcos R. Gonzalez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3352-6362)
- Jacob M. Drew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1048-120X)
- Nelson Merchan
Institutions
- Boston Medical Center (US)
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Sinai Hospital (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Arthroplasty Today
- Published
- 2025-11-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2025.101910
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00