Fluorescent‐conjugated antibodies as rapid ex vivo markers for bacterial presence on orthopedic surgical explants and synovium: A pilot study
Garcia D, Gardezi M, Suliman Y, Glasser J, Spake C, Barrett C, Berns E, Jenkins D, Evans A, Cohen E, Eberson C, Hayda R, Daniels A, Green A, Owens B, Antoci V, Born C. Fluorescent‐conjugated antibodies as rapid ex vivo markers for bacterial presence on orthopedic surgical explants and synovium: A pilot study. Journal Of Orthopaedic Research® 2020, 39: 299-307. PMID: 33225467, DOI: 10.1002/jor.24924.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynovial fluid samplesSurgical explantsSynovial fluidMicrobiological findingsBacterial presenceInstitutional review board consentFluid samplesHospital microbiology laboratoriesMicrobiological laboratoriesFluorescent-conjugated antibodiesPresence of GramGram staining resultsSurgical infectionsSurgical proceduresConfocal laser scanning microscopyOrthopedic surgeryVivo markerPilot studyStaining resultsMicrobiology laboratoryTissue samplesNonspecific blockingHuman subjectsTissueAntibodies