ESGIAI Scientific Projects

Scientific activity is one of the cornerstones of the ESGIAI study group. Multidisciplinary studies aimed to answer the questions that are still unsolved in the field of implant-associated infections are welcome, and the executive committee encourages all members to promote new studies. Study proposals can be submitted to the ESGIAI executive committee by using the following document.
Current ESGIAI projects
Name | Study Coordinators | Emails | Type | Status | Open for Inclusion |
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The Role of DAIR for Infected Unicompartimental Knee Arthroplasty | Ignacio Sancho Gonzalez, Maria Eugenia Portillo Bordonabe | ignaciosancho2001@yahoo.es; me.portillo.bordonabe@navarra.es | Clinical | Running | Yes |
Current aetiology of joint prosthesis infections. How does it influence the empirical treatment of infections and the surgical prophylaxis of joint prosthesis implantation? | Natividad Benito and Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker | nbenito[at]santpau.cat | Clinical+Microbiological | Running | Yes |
Risk factors for Gram-negative infection of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices: retrospective multicenter study | Renato Pascale | renato.pascale[at]aosp.bo.it | Clinical | Running | Yes |
Long-term antibiotic therapy in non-surgical prosthetic valve endocarditis. L-TAPE study | Michele Bartoletti | m.bartoletti[at]unibo.it | Clinical | Running | Yes |
International Registry of Endovascular TIPS Infections (IRETIPSI) | ESGBIES-ESGIAI | juanbanares[at]gmail.com | Clinical | Running | Yes |
Observational international study on clinical presentation and management of Candida Prosthetic Joint Infection | Eric Bonnet and Aurelien Dinh | ebonnet@clinique-pasteur.com; aurelien.dinh@aphp.fr | Clinical | Manuscript in preparation | No |
Hip and knee prosthetic joint infections caused by Gram negative bacteria: epidemiology, risk factors and outcome | Sara Tedeschi | ted83[at]libero.it | Clinical | Manuscript in preparation | No |
Inventory survey study of the Staphylococcus aureus decolonization and antibiotic prophylaxis strategies | Bente de Roos, Karin Veerman | ka.veerman@maartenskliniek.nl; B.deRoos@maartenskliniek.nl | Clinical | Manuscript in preparation | No |
Multicenter evaluation of Prosthetic Joint Infections caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Jaime Esteban | jesteban.esgiai[at]gmail.com | Clinical | Manuscript in preparation | No |
If you are interested in joining any of the open projects please contact us at: science[at]escmid.org
Prospective data collection for PJI

The ESGIAI study group has developed a CRF within REDCap to prospectively collect data for PJIs. The data can be exported into an excel file or any other statistical programs for data analysis. The advantage of using REDCap is that the study group is collecting the same variables with the same definitions, making it easy to initiate prospective studies. In addition, people using REDCap have ownership over their own data. If you would like to join this initiative, please contact Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker (m.wouthuyzen-bakker[at]umcg.nl) (science[at]escmid.org).