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Arthropathy associated with infection

Known as: infectious joint disease, infections joint, infection joint 
An infectious process affecting a joint. Causative agents include bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites.
National Institutes of Health

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Broader (3)

ArthritisArthropathyCommunicable Diseases

Narrower (4)

Arthritis, BacterialArthritis, InfectiousJoint Tuberculosisfungal arthritis
Connective and Soft TissueSkeletal bone

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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Optimization of Periprosthetic Culture for Diagnosis of Propionibacterium acnes Prosthetic Joint Infection
ABSTRACT Propionibacterium acnes is increasingly recognized as an important agent of prosthetic joint infection (PJI). However… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Improved Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection by Multiplex PCR of Sonication Fluid from Removed Implants
ABSTRACT The microbiological diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is crucial for successful antimicrobial treatment… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
Propionibacterium acnes infection after shoulder arthroplasty: a diagnostic challenge.
Review
2009
Review
2009
Nuclear medicine and the infected joint replacement.
Nearly 700,000 hip and knee arthroplasties are performed annually in the United States. Although the results in most cases are… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
The fate of acute methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus periprosthetic knee infections treated by open debridement and retention of components.
Review
2007
Review
2007
Guiding empirical antibiotic therapy in orthopaedics: The microbiology of prosthetic joint infection managed by debridement, irrigation and prosthesis retention.
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Inhibition of respiratory viruses by nasally administered siRNA
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and parainfluenza virus (PIV) are two respiratory pathogens of paramount medical significance… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Prosthetic joint infections: update in diagnosis and treatment.
The pathogenesis of prosthetic joint infection is related to microorganisms growing in biofilms, rendering these infections… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Diagnosing infection in the failed joint replacement: a comparison of coincidence detection 18F-FDG and 111In-labeled leukocyte/99mTc-sulfur colloid marrow imaging.
UNLABELLED The objectives of this study were to investigate (18)F-FDG imaging, using a coincidence detection system, for… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
Incidence and sources of native and prosthetic joint infection: a community based prospective survey
OBJECTIVES To determine the incidence and sources of bacterial arthritis in the Amsterdam health district and the maximum… 
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