A prospective evaluation of the inoculation of homogenised tissue and bone biopsies in blood culture bottles for the diagnosis of orthopaedic-device-related infections

Jacob, Ann-Sophie; Onsea, Jolien; Bessems, Laura; Spoormans, Pauline; Vles, Georges; Metsemakers, Willem-Jan; Ombelet, Sien; Depypere, Melissa

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A prospective evaluation of the inoculation of homogenised tissue and bone biopsies in blood culture bottles for the diagnosis of orthopaedic-device-related infections

Ann-Sophie Jacob, Jolien Onsea, Laura Bessems, Pauline Spoormans, Georges Vles, Willem-Jan Metsemakers, Sien Ombelet, and Melissa Depypere

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