False-Negative Rate of Gram-Stain Microscopy for Diagnosis of Septic Arthritis: Suggestions for Improvement

We quantify the false-negative diagnostic rate of septic arthritis using Gram-stain microscopy of synovial fluid and compare this to values reported in the peer-reviewed literature. We propose a method of improving the diagnostic value of Gram-stain microscopy using Lithium Heparin containers that p...

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Autores principales: Stirling, Paul, Faroug, Radwane, Amanat, Suheil, Ahmed, Abdulkhaled, Armstrong, Malcolm, Sharma, Pankaj, Qamruddin, Ahmed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3943256/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24678320
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/830857

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