Quantitative evaluation of periprosthetic infection by real-time polymerase chain reaction: A comparison with conventional methods

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 125-130

  Miyamae, Yushi ^a   Inaba, Yutaka ^a   Kobayashi, Naomi ^a   Choe, Hyonmin ^a   Ike, Hiroyuki ^a   Momose, Takako ^a   Fujiwara, Shusuke ^a   Saito, Tomoyuki ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Periprosthetic infection; Quantification; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; METICILLIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL LOAD; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84866171983     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: 18790070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.06.017     Document Type: Article

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