Same Organism, Different Phenotype - Are Phenotypic Criteria Adequate In Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcal Orthopaedic Implant-Associated Infections?

<p class="p p-first-last" id="__p2">In current diagnostic criteria for implant-associated bone- and joint infections, phenotypically identical low-virulence bacteria in two intraoperative cultures are usually required. Using whole-genome sequencing, we have further characte...

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Main Authors: S. Tevell, S. Baig, Å. Nilsdotter-Augustinsson, M. Stegger, B. Söderquist
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Bone and Joint Infection
Online Access:https://jbji.copernicus.org/articles/4/16/2019/jbji-4-16-2019.pdf