MSSA and MRSA Screening in Patients Undergoing Elective TJA: the Benefits of Next-generation Sequencing

Status unconfirmed

Conditions studied: Staphylococcus Aureus, Next Generation Sequencing, Total Joint Arthroplasty

In brief

The aims of this study were to evaluate the diagnostic performance of molecular and culture techniques in S. aureus screening using paired nasal and groin swabs, to determine, if any, discrepancy between the diagnostic techniques and to model the potential effect of different diagnostic techniques on S. aureus detection in orthopaedic patients

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04574752

Run by

Rothman Institute Orthopaedics

People needed

163

Starts

2020-08-30

Expected to finish

2021-08-30

Last updated by the study team

2020-10-05

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All patients undergoing primary total knee or total hip arthroplasty at our institution will be eligible.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients included in other prospective studies

Where it is running

• Rothman Orthopaedic Institute — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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