The diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection: Current techniques and emerging technologies

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 437, Issue , 2005, Pages 55-58

  Patel, Robin ^a,b   Osmon, Douglas R ^a   Hanssen, Arlen D ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GRAM STAINING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; LEGIONELLA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 23244454135     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000175121.73675.fd     Document Type: Conference Paper

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