• Culturing periprosthetic tissue in BacT/Alert® Virtuo blood culture system leads to improved and faster detection of prosthetic joint infections 

      Sanabria-Moreno, Adriana Maria; Røkeberg, Merethe E.O.; Johannessen, Mona; Sollid, Johanna U Ericson; Simonsen, Gunnar Skov; Hanssen, Anne Merethe (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-10)
      <i>Background</i> - Blood culture bottles (BCBs) provide a semiautomated method for culturing periprosthetic tissue specimens. A study evaluating BCBs for culturing clinical samples other than body fluids is needed before implementation into clinical practice. Our objective was to evaluate use of the BacT/Alert® Virtuo blood culture system for culturing periprosthetic tissue specimens. <p> ...