Multiple displacement amplification as an adjunct to PCR-based detection of <it>Staphylococcus aureus </it>in synovial fluid

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Detection of bacterial nucleic acids in synovial fluid following total joint arthroplasty with suspected infection can be difficult; among other technical challenges, inhibitors in the specimens require extensive sample preparation a...

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Main Authors: Johnson Sandra, Satish Latha, Lasken Roger S, Kathju Sandeep, Stoodley Paul, Post J Christopher, Ehrlich Garth D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-10-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/3/259