Detection of anaerobic prosthetic joint infection by PCR and DNA sequencing - A case report

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 568-570

  Holst, Helle ^a   Salling, Nanna ^b   Andresen, Keld ^a   Christensen, Jens Jørgen ^a   Kemp, Michael ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b ROSKILDE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; DICLOXACILLIN; BACTERIAL DNA;

AGED; ANAEROBIC INFECTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CASE REPORT; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT PROSTHESIS; LABORATORY TEST; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATELLA DISLOCATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BICYCLE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; INFECTION; INJURY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATELLA; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BICYCLING; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATELLA; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 51049108386     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17453670710015599     Document Type: Article

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