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Original Articles

Low sensitivity of implant sonication when screening for infection in revision surgery

Floor M Van DiekDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Prosthetic Joint Infection Unit, Sint Maartenskliniek; Correspondence[email protected]
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Christiaan G M AlbersDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Prosthetic Joint Infection Unit, Sint Maartenskliniek;
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Miranda L Van HooffDepartment of Scientific Research, Sint Maartenskliniek;
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Jacques F MeisDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Canisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis; ;Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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Jon H M GoosenDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Prosthetic Joint Infection Unit, Sint Maartenskliniek;
Pages 294-299 | Received 31 May 2016, Accepted 29 Dec 2016, Published online: 13 Mar 2017

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