Molecular diagnosis of orthopaedic device infection direct from sonication fluid by metagenomic sequencing.
Culture of multiple periprosthetic tissue samples is the current gold-standard for microbiological diagnosis of prosthetic joint infections (PJI). Additional diagnostic information may be obtained through sonication fluid culture of explants. However, current techniques can have relatively low sensi...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2017
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