Improved Diagnosis of Prosthetic Joint Infection by Culturing Periprosthetic Tissue Specimens in Blood Culture Bottles
ABSTRACT Despite known low sensitivity, culture of periprosthetic tissue specimens on agars and in broths is routine. Culture of periprosthetic tissue samples in blood culture bottles (BCBs) is potentially more convenient, but it has been evaluated in a limited way and has not been widely adopted. T...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2016-03-01
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| Series: | mBio |
| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01776-15 |