Concordance of bone and non-bone specimens in microbiological diagnosis of osteomyelitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Concordance of bone and non-bone specimens in microbiological diagnosis of osteomyelitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: The diagnosis of osteomyelitis is invasive and expensive as the current standard technique is the bone biopsy. Our aim was to compare the degree of agreement and concordance between standard bone biopsy and other non-bone techniques. Methods: We performed an electronic search through 12...

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Main Authors: Gehad Mohamed Tawfik, Mahmoud Dibas, Nguyen Minh Dung, Ahmad Awad Alkhebairy, Mona Hanafy Mahmoud, Mohamed Hosny Ibrahim, Nada Ramadan Abd Elhady, Ahmed M. Sayed, Ahmed Samir Gehad, Ahmed Saber Abdelrahman, Muhammed Khaled Elfaituri, Nguyen Hai Nam, Amr Ehab El-Qushayri, Nguyen Tien Huy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Subjects:
Osteomyelitis
Diagnosis
Bone biopsy
Swab
Concordance
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034120306316

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