Sonication Leads to Clinically Relevant Changes in Treatment of Periprosthetic Hip or Knee Joint Infection

<p class="p p-first" id="__p2"><strong>Background:</strong> Diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) can be troublesome. Sonication can be a helpful tool in culturing bacteria that are difficult to detect with standard tissue cultures. Aim of this study...

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Main Authors: M. Hoekstra, E. S. Veltman, R. F.R.H.A Nurmohamed, B. v. Dijk, R. J. Rentenaar, H. C. Vogely, B. C.H. van
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of Bone and Joint Infection
Online Access:https://jbji.copernicus.org/articles/5/128/2020/jbji-5-128-2020.pdf