https://www.selleckchem.com/products/17-AAG(Geldanamycin).html Background Total knee arthroplasty is a successful elective orthopedic procedure with an increasing number being undertaken. Original knee arthroplasties used an all-polyethylene tibia; however, with concerns over tibial loosening, the trend moved toward the metal-backed variety. Modern designs providing more conformity and changes in manufacturing of the polyethylene make it an equivalent but cheaper option. Methods We analyzed the medium-term outcome in 1092 patients with an all-polyethylene tibial component in their total knee arthroplasty. Results Twenty-six patients had further surgery on their knee for a variety of reasons. Assessing reoperation for any reason, the 7-year survival rate was 96.96% with an overall infection rate of 0.37%. Seven-year survival analysis using aseptic loosening as a criteria was 99.28%. Both the Short Form 12 physical score and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index score significantly improved and was sustained at 7 years. Body mass did not correlate to either outcomes or complications. Conclusion An all-polyethylene tibia in a total knee arthroplasty has good outcome data and high patient satisfaction with good survivorship in the medium term, coupled with potential cost-saving benefits.Introduction Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are common in our environment, and trends have been increasing in the last few years. Different methods for STIs diagnosis have been applied by microbiology laboratories over years, but real-time PCR has improved this process. Our objective was to evaluate VIASURE Sexually Transmitted Diseases Real-Time PCR Detection kit (CerTestBiotec, S.L.) comparing with the real-time PCR technique used in our laboratory (Allplex™ STI7 Essential Assay, Seegene) which was considered as reference assay. Methods A total of 948 samples from different sites (vaginal, endocervical, urethral, rectal, pharyngeal swabs and urine sampl