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J Clin Microbiol
; 54(3): 788-90, 2016 Mar.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26719446
RESUMO
Microbial identification of orthopedic implant-associated infections using sonication fluid (SF) submitted to a concentration step by membrane filtration (SMF) was compared with the standard centrifugation (SC) method. Among 33 retrieved infected implants, sonication identified microorganisms in 26 (78.8%). The sensitivity of SC was higher than that of SMF (78.8% versus 30.3%; P < 0.001).