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Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection: The Potential of Next-Generation Sequencing
17 Jan 2018
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BACKGROUND: Next-generation sequencing is a well-established technique for sequencing of DNA and has recently gained attention in many fields of medicine. Our aim was to evaluate the accuracy of next-generation sequencing in identifying the causative organism(s) in patients with periprosthetic joint infection. METHODS: In this prospective study, samples were collected from 65 revision arthroplasties (39 knees and...
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