Detection of prosthetic joint infection by use of PCR-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry applied to synovial fluid

Dante P. Melendez; James R. Uhl; Kerryl E. Greenwood-Quaintance; Arlen D. Hanssen; Rangarajan Sampath; Robin Patel

doi:10.1128/JCM.00570-14

Detection of prosthetic joint infection by use of PCR-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry applied to synovial fluid

Dante P. Melendez, James R. Uhl, Kerryl E. Greenwood-Quaintance, Arlen D. Hanssen, Rangarajan Sampath, Robin Patel

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Abstract

PCR coupled with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry applied to synovial fluid specimens had an 81% sensitivity and a 95% specificity for the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2202-2205
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of clinical microbiology
Volume	52
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00570-14
State	Published - Jun 2014

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Melendez, D. P., Uhl, J. R., Greenwood-Quaintance, K. E., Hanssen, A. D., Sampath, R., & Patel, R. (2014). Detection of prosthetic joint infection by use of PCR-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry applied to synovial fluid. Journal of clinical microbiology, 52(6), 2202-2205. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00570-14

Detection of prosthetic joint infection by use of PCR-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry applied to synovial fluid. / Melendez, Dante P.; Uhl, James R.; Greenwood-Quaintance, Kerryl E.; Hanssen, Arlen D.; Sampath, Rangarajan; Patel, Robin.

In: Journal of clinical microbiology, Vol. 52, No. 6, 06.2014, p. 2202-2205.

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