icaA is not a useful diagnostic marker for prosthetic joint infection

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 4846-4849

  Frank, Kristi L ^a   Hanssen, Arlen D ^b   Patel, Robin ^a,b  

^a MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HOMINIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS LUGDUNENSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS WARNERI;

ARTHROPLASTY; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COAGULASE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HOMINIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS LUGDUNENSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS WARNERI;

EID: 5444234069     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.10.4846-4849.2004     Document Type: Article

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