Molecular detection of viable bacteria in prosthetic joint infection
Introduction Diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) can be challenging and discrimination between septic and aseptic loosening might be difficult due to the high rate of false negative bacterial culture results particularly when patients have been on long-term antibiotics. Quantitative...
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| Format: | Thesis (University of Nottingham only) |
| Language: | English |
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2018
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/52101/ |