Antibiotics guided by metagenomic next-generation sequencing to control infection after total knee arthroplasty: A case report and literature review
In patients with postoperative prosthetic joint infection after total knee arthroplasty, mNGS can identify pathogenic bacteria, inform the use of antibiotics, and enable prompt surgical intervention.
Authors
- Jinqing Kan
- Pingyuan Sun
- Jie Mei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8221-199X)
- Xiaobing Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9852-706X)
- Hao Mei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0242-7035)
- Linsen Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0001-5404)
- Qiang Shang
- Yunxin Sun
- Yubao Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0536-4650)
Institutions
- Linyi University (CN)
- Linyi People's Hospital (CN)
- Shandong First Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicine
- Published
- 2025-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000046734
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00