Gram staining in the diagnosis of acute septic arthritis

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 388-391

  Faraj, A A ^a   Omonbude, O D ^a   Godwin, P ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gram stain; Sensitivity; Septic arthritis; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHRITIS; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; LAVAGE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; CHILD; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; GENTIAN VIOLET; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PHENAZINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 0036792426     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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