Pre-Referral Microbiology in Long Bone Infection: What Can It Tell Us?

• Main Authors: Andrew J. Hotchen (Author), Ruth A. Corrigan (Author), Maria Dudareva (Author), Andrew Bernard (Author), Jamie Ferguson (Author), Bridget L. Atkins (Author), Martin McNally (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<i>Background</i>: It remains unclear how accurately patients' previous microbiology correlates with that ascertained from deep sampling in long bone infection. This study assessed the quality of microbiology referral information and compared it to the gold standard of intra-operati...