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Clinical Infectious Diseases
Reports by P. Schafer and co-researchers describe recent advances in clinical infectious diseases
December 30th, 2008
"The value of microbiological culture to diagnose late periprosthetic infection is limited, especially because standard methods may fail to detect biofilm-forming sessile or other fastidious bacteria. There is no agreement on the appropriate cultivation period, although this period is a crucial factor," scientists writing in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases report. "This study was designed to assess the duration of culture that is necessary for reliable detection. Ten periprosthetic tissue specimens each were obtained during revision from 284 patients with suspected late hip or knee arthroplasty infection. Five samples were examined by microbiological...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-12-30)
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