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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 96-B, Issue SUPP_11 | Pages 283 - 283
1 Jul 2014
BIOFILM FORMATION AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERISATION OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ISOLATED FROM ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANT RELATED INFECTIONS DEPENDS ON TYPE OF DEVICE
Post V Wahl P Uckay I Zimmerli W Corvec S Loiez C Ochsner P Moriarty F
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Summary

Staphylococcus aureus isolates from Fracture fixation device related infections contained fewer isolates that form a strong biofilm in comparison with isolates from Prosthetic joint infections. Both orthopaedic implant related infection groups possessed fnbB and sdrE more frequently than the non-implant related infection groups.

Introduction

One of the most common pathogen causing musculoskeletal infections is Staphylococcus aureus. The aim was to characterise S. aureus isolated from these infections and to look for differences between the isolates from orthopaedic implant related infections (OIRI) and those in non-implant related infections (NIRI). The OIRI are further differentiated in those associated with fracture fixation (FFI) devices and those found in prosthetic joint infections (PJI).