Technetium-99m Ciprofloxacin Imaging in the Diagnosis of Postsurgical Bony Infection and Evaluation of the Response to Antibiotic Therapy: A Case Report
The use of radiolabelled antibiotics is fast emerging as a promising diagnostic test for the detection of infective lesions, because of their specific binding to the bacterial component. Ciprofloxacin is a broad-spectrum antibiotic that has been used as a radiolabelled antibiotic in both the diagnos...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2005-08-01
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Series: | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/230949900501300217 |