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Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2020
Background: The diagnosis of osteomyelitis is invasive and expensive as the current standard tech... more Background: The diagnosis of osteomyelitis is invasive and expensive as the current standard technique is the bone biopsy. Our aim was to compare the degree of agreement and concordance between standard bone biopsy and other non-bone techniques. Methods: We performed an electronic search through 12 electronic databases to retrieve relevant studeis. Our criteria included any original article that reported the degree of agreement and/or the concordance between bone biopsy and other non-bone techniques in diagnosing osteomyelitis. We published our protocol in PROSPERO with a registration number, CRD42017080336. Results: There were 29 studies included in the qualitative analysis, of which 15 studies were included in the meta-analysis. Samples from sinus tract had the highest concordance with bone biopsy samples, while swab samples were the least concordant with bone biopsy samples. Additionally, Abbreviations: COM, chronic osteomyelitis; S. aureus, Staphylococcus aureus; SR/MA, systematic review/meta-analysis; PRISMA, preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis checklist; ISI, web of science; VHL, virtual health library; GHL, WHO global health library; mRCT, controlled trials; SIGLE, system for information on grey literature in Europe.
Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2020
Background: The diagnosis of osteomyelitis is invasive and expensive as the current standard tech... more Background: The diagnosis of osteomyelitis is invasive and expensive as the current standard technique is the bone biopsy. Our aim was to compare the degree of agreement and concordance between standard bone biopsy and other non-bone techniques. Methods: We performed an electronic search through 12 electronic databases to retrieve relevant studeis. Our criteria included any original article that reported the degree of agreement and/or the concordance between bone biopsy and other non-bone techniques in diagnosing osteomyelitis. We published our protocol in PROSPERO with a registration number, CRD42017080336. Results: There were 29 studies included in the qualitative analysis, of which 15 studies were included in the meta-analysis. Samples from sinus tract had the highest concordance with bone biopsy samples, while swab samples were the least concordant with bone biopsy samples. Additionally, Abbreviations: COM, chronic osteomyelitis; S. aureus, Staphylococcus aureus; SR/MA, systematic review/meta-analysis; PRISMA, preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis checklist; ISI, web of science; VHL, virtual health library; GHL, WHO global health library; mRCT, controlled trials; SIGLE, system for information on grey literature in Europe.