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Is the isolation of S. epidermidis from pre-operative synovial fluid culture a predictor of S. epidermidis prosthetic joint infection?NARA Subscribed
Pathogen identification is key to the management of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). Staphylococcus epidermidis is a major cause of PJI. Differentiating between invasive and contaminating S. epidermidis from joint specimens is challenging, and usually S. epidermidis is only considered a true invasive isolate when grown from two or more independent tissue samples. Thus, the detection of S. epidermidis in single synovial fl...
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