Optimizing culture methods for diagnosis of prosthetic joint infections:A summary of modifications and improvements reported since 1995

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 309-316

  Larsen, Lone Heimann ^a   Lange, Jeppe ^b,c   Xu, Yijuan ^d,e   SchØnheyder, Henrik C ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c SILKEBORG REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^e DANISH TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DILUENT;

AGAR MEDIUM; BLOOD CULTURE; CULTURE OPTIMIZATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; PROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTION; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SMEAR; SYNOVIAL FLUID; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TISSUE CULTURE; ULTRASOUND;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOPSY; COINFECTION; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 84863135996     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.035303-0     Document Type: Review

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