Scintigraphic imaging with technetium-99M-labelled ceftizoxime is a reliable technique for the diagnosis of deep sternal wound infection in rats

Acta Cirurgica Brasileira

Paulo Henrique Nogueira Costa¹  Simone Odilia Fernandes Diniz¹  Valbert Nascimento Cardoso¹  Bernardo Tarabal¹  Isabella Takenaka¹  Otavio Braga¹  Paula Vieira Teixeira Vidigal¹  Claudio Leo Gelape¹  Ivana Duval Araujo¹ 

关键词: Wound Infection;    Radionuclide Imaging;    Sternotomy;    Technetium;    Rats;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-865020150090000008

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

PURPOSE:To evaluate whether scintigraphy with technetium-99m-labeled ceftizoxime (99mTc-CFT) can differentiate mediastinitis from aseptic inflammation associated with sternotomy.METHODS:Twenty female Wistar rats were randomly distributed into four groups: S (control) -partial upper median sternotomy with no treatment; SW (control) - sternotomy and treatment of sternal wounds with bone wax; SB - sternotomy and infection with Staphylococcus aureus; SWB - sternotomy with bone wax treatment and bacterial infection. Scintigraphy with 99mTc-CFT was performed eight days after surgery and images were collected 210 and 360 min after infusion of the radiopharmaceutical.RESULTS: No animals exhibited clinical signs of wound infection at the end of the experiment, although histological data verified acute inflammatory response in those experimentally infected with bacteria. Scintigraphic images revealed that tropism of 99mTc-CFT to infected sternums was greater than to their non-infected counterparts. Mean counts of radioactivity in bacteria-infected sternal regions (SB and SWB) were significantly higher (p = 0.0007) than those of the respective controls (S and SW).CONCLUSION:Scintigraphy with technetium-99m-labeled ceftizoxime is a method that can potentially detect infection post sternotomy and differentiate from aseptic inflammation in animals experimentally inoculated with S. aureus.

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