Culture Negative Orthopedic Biofilm Infections

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ehrlich, Garth D. (Editor), DeMeo, Patrick J. (Editor), Costerton, J. William (Editor), Winkler, Heinz (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Springer Series on Biofilms, 7
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Microbial ecology.; Microbiology.; Bacteriology.; Life Sciences.; Microbial Ecology.

During the recent transition between acute diseases caused by swarms of single planktonic bacteria, and chronic infections caused by bacteria growing in slime-enclosed biofilms, a general clinical consensus has emerged that pathologies with bacterial etiologies are frequently culture negative. Becau...

Table of Contents:

• The Problem of Culture Negative Infections
• Culture Negative Infections in Orthopaedic Surgery
• Improved Diagnosis of Biofilm Infections Using Various Molecular Methods
• Improved Outcomes via Integrated Molecular Diagnostics and Biofilm Targeted Therapy
• Immunological Methods for Staphylococcus aureus Infection Diagnosis and Prevention
• Diagnosing Periprosthetic Joint Infections : Cultures, Molecular Markers, and the Ibis technology
• Infections Associated with Severe Open Tibia Fractures
• Second Generation Molecular Diagnostics and Strategies for Preventing Periprosthetic Joint Infections
• Treatment of Orthopedic Infections : Addressing the Biofilm Issue
• Valete : Towards a New Paradigm in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Orthopedic Infections.