Open AccessDiagnosing Fracture-Related Infections: Where Are We Now?
Author(s) -
Madeleine C Stevenson,
Julia C Slater,
H. Claude Sagi,
Federico Palacio Bedoya,
Margaret V. Powers-Fletcher
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.02807-20
Subject(s) - medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Accurate diagnosis of fracture-related infection (FRI) is critical for preventing poor outcomes such as loss of function or amputation. Due to the multiple variables associated with FRI, however, accurate diagnosis is challenging and complicated by a lack of standardized diagnostic criteria.