Sonication versus Vortexing of Implants for Diagnosis of Prosthetic Joint Infection

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 591-594

  Portillo, María Eugenia ^a   Salvadó, Margarita ^a   Trampuz, Andrej ^b   Plasencia, Virginia ^a   Rodriguez Villasante, María ^a   Sorli, Lluisa ^c   Puig, Lluis ^c   Horcajada, Juan Pablo ^c  

^a Laboratory of Microbiology   (Spain)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC FAILURE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; PROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNOVIAL FLUID; ULTRASOUND; VORTEXING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; BACTERIAL LOAD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; SONICATION;

EID: 84873038984     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02482-12     Document Type: Article

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