Culturing periprosthetic tissue in BacT/Alert® Virtuo blood culture system leads to improved and faster detection of prosthetic joint infections

Culturing periprosthetic tissue in BacT/Alert® Virtuo blood culture system leads to improved and faster detection of prosthetic joint infections

Abstract Background Blood culture bottles (BCBs) provide a semiautomated method for culturing periprosthetic tissue specimens. A study evaluating BCBs for culturing clinical samples other than body fluids is needed before implementation into clinical practice. Our objective was to evaluate use of th...

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Main Authors: Adriana Sanabria, Merethe E. O. Røkeberg, Mona Johannessen, Johanna Ericson Sollid, Gunnar Skov Simonsen, Anne-Merethe Hanssen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
BacT/Alert® Virtuo blood culture system
Blood culture bottle
Prosthetic joint infection
Periprosthetic tissue specimens
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-4206-x

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