Clinical relevance of positive intraoperative bacterial culture in tibial plateau leveling osteotomy in dogs: a retrospective study.

Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101249759 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1746-6148 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17466148 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Vet Res Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: London : BioMed Central, 2005-

Dog Diseases*/microbiology ; Dog Diseases*/surgery ; Osteotomy*/veterinary ; Surgical Wound Infection*/veterinary ; Surgical Wound Infection*/microbiology ; Tibia*/surgery ; Tibia*/microbiology; Animals ; Dogs ; Female ; Male ; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries/surgery ; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries/veterinary ; Retrospective Studies ; Staphylococcus/isolation & purification

Background: Tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) belongs to the most frequently used surgical method for the treatment of cranial cruciate ligament rupture in dogs. Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the possible postoperative complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of intraoperative bacterial culture as a tool for the detection of intraoperative bacterial contamination progressing to infection development in canine TPLO. Electronic patient records from dogs who underwent TPLO between January 2018 to December 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. Intraoperative bacterial culture results, used antimicrobial drugs and presence of SSI were recorded.
Results: Ninety-eight dogs were included in the study. SSI rate was 10.2%. All dogs who developed SSI (n = 10) had negative intraoperative bacterial cultures. None of the dogs with positive intraoperative bacterial culture (n = 6) developed SSI. The most cultured bacteria causing SSI was Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (n = 4).
Conclusions: Intraoperative bacterial culture in dogs undergoing TPLO is not suitable as a predictor of surgical site infection.
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Keywords: Intraoperative bacterial culture; Surgical site infection; Tibial plateau leveling osteotomy

Staphylococcus pseudintermedius

Date Created: 20240504 Date Completed: 20240504 Latest Revision: 20240729

20240729

PMC11069177

10.1186/s12917-024-04007-w

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