Demonstration of Bacillus cereus in orthopaedic-implant-related infection with use of a multi-primer polymerase chain reaction-mass spectrometric assay: report of two cases

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2011 Aug 3;93(15):e85. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.J.01181.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / methods*
  • Bacillus cereus / isolation & purification*
  • Female
  • Femur Head Necrosis / surgery*
  • Fracture Fixation, Internal / methods*
  • Hip Fractures / surgery*
  • Hip Prosthesis*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology*
  • Reoperation