Specific staphylococcal polymerase chain reaction can be a complementary tool for identifying causative organisms and guiding antibiotic management in orthopaedic infections

Current Orthopaedic Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 628-631

  Saeed, Kordo ^a   Ahmad, Nusreen ^b   Pallett, Ann ^c   Guiver, Malcolm ^b   Marsh, Peter ^b  

^a ROYAL HAMPSHIRE COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone and joint infection; Femb; Meca; Prosthetic; Rt pcr

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFUROXIME; FACTOR ESSENTIAL FOR METHICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; FUSIDIC ACID; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A; RIFAMPICIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BONE AND JOINT INFECTIONS; BONE INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; METHICILLIN SENSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SENSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 78651393383     PISSN: 19407041     EISSN: 19417551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCO.0b013e3181f20439     Document Type: Article

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