None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Synovial fluid obtained from the patient will be submitted to microbiology laboratory process and put into conventional agar plate by trained technicians,Synovial fluid obtained from the patient will
Diagnostic,Diagnostic,Diagnostic
Conventional agar plate method,Thioglycolate broth method,BACTEC culture system method
Sponsors
Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. patient with clinical symptoms suspected of septic arthritis of the knee, shoulder and hip joint 2. patient within age of 18-80 years old 3. patient with synovial fluid analysis of WBC count more than 50,000 cells/mm2 in native joint or patient with history of joint replacement within 90 days with synovial fluid analysis of WBC count more than 10,000 cells/mm2 or patient with history of joint replacement more than 90 days with synovial fluid analysis of WBC count more than 3,000 cells/mm2 or patient who is diagnosed as septic arthritis by specialists
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. patient who failed arthrocentesis 2. patient who has contraindication for arthrocentesis such as skin and soft tissue around arthrocentesis site, coagulopathy etc. 3. patient who failed to obtain more than 5 cc of synovial fluid
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Detection rate at 7 days after intervention Dichotomous result reported by trained microbiology laboratory technicians | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Types of causative organisms detected at 7 days after intervention Dichotomous result reported by trained microbiology laboratory technicians,antibiotics administration before arthrocentesis at time of intervention Dichotomous result reported by primary investigator,Duration of arthrocentesis to laboratory process at time of intervention Medical record data,Other laboratory that reflects systemic inflammatory process of the patient at time of intervention Medical record data | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactSawarin Voravitvet
Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
Outcome results
None listed