Prosthetic joint infections present diverse and unique microbial communities using combined whole-genome shotgun sequencing and culturing methods

Prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) are challenging to treat therapeutically because the infectious agents often are resistant to antibiotics and capable of abundant growth in surface-attached biofilms. Though infection rates are low, ca. 1-2 %, the overall increase in the sheer number of joint repla...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of medical microbiology 2019-10, Vol.68 (10), p.1507-1516
Hauptverfasser:	Weaver, Abigail A, Hasan, Nur A, Klaassen, Mark, Karathia, Hiren, Colwell, Rita R, Shrout, Joshua D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Microbiome and Microbial Ecology in Health
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