The ESCMID Study Group for Implant-Associated Infections (ESGIAI) focuses on the challenges posed by implant-associated infections in clinical microbiology (CM) and infectious diseases (ID). Through a multidisciplinary approach, ESGIAI is committed to:
Is an isolated positive sonication fluid culture in revision arthroplasties clinically relevant?
Rondaan C, Maso A, Birlutiu RM, Fernandez Sampedro M, Soriano A, Diaz de Brito V, Gómez Junyent J,Del Toro MD, Hofstaetter JG, Salles MJ, Esteban J, Wouthuyzen-Bakker M; ESCMID Study Group on Implant-Associated Infections (ESGIAI). Clin Microbiol Infect. 2023;S1198-743X(23)00345-2.
Risk factors for Gram-negative bacterial infection of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices: multicentre observational study (CarDINe Study)
Pascale R, Toschi A, Aslan AT, Massaro G, Maccaro A, Fabbricatore D, Dell'Aquila A, Ripa M, Işık ME,Kızmaz YU, Iacopino S, Camici M, Perna F, Akinosoglou K, Karruli A, Papadimitriou-Olivgeris M,Kayaaslan B, Bilir YA, Evren Özcan E, Turan OE, Işık MC, Pérez-Rodríguez MT, Yagüe BL, Quirós AM,Yılmaz M, Petersdorf S, De Potter T, Durante-Mangoni E, Akova M, Curnis A, Gibertoni D, DiembergerI, Scudeller L, Viale P, Giannella M; CarDINe Study Group. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 2023;61(3):106734.
Should we use rifampicin in periprosthetic joint infections caused by Staphylococci when the implant has been exchanged? A multicenter observational cohort study.
Kramer TS, Soriano A, Tedeschi S, Chen AF, Tattevin P, Senneville E, Gomez-Junyent J, Birlutiu V,Petersdorf S, de Brito VD, Gonzalez IS, Belden KA, Wouthuyzen-Bakker M, on behalf of the ESCMID Study Group on Implant Associated Infections (ESGIAI). Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2023;10(10):ofad491.
Differences and similarities in diagnosis and treatment among cardiovascular, orthopaedic, and neurosurgical implant-associated infections
5 June 2023
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