Culture-negative periprosthetic joint infection

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 430-436

  Parvizi, Javad ^a   Erkocak, Omer Faruk ^a   Della Valle, Craig J ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METICILLIN; RNA 16S;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BLOOD CULTURE; CULTURE NEGATIVE PERIPROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTION; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; JOINT PROSTHESIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PERIPROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TISSUE CULTURE; TISSUE NECROSIS; WOUND DRAINAGE;

FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS;

EID: 84896343598     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.L.01793     Document Type: Review

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