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ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2022

Understanding orthopedic infections through a different perspective: Microcalorimetry growth curves.

Mihnea Popa, Adrian Cursaru, Vlad Popa, Alexandru Munteanu, Bogdan Șerban, Bogdan Crețu, Sergiu Iordache, Catalin Gabriel Smarandache, Carmen Orban, Cătălin Cîrstoiu

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Article in Experimental and therapeutic medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mihnea PopaDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.
Adrian CursaruDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.
Vlad Popa'Ilie Murgulescu' Institute of Physical Chemistry, 060021 Bucharest, Romania.
Alexandru MunteanuDepartment of Medical Microbiology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.
Bogdan ȘerbanDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.
Bogdan CrețuDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.
Sergiu IordacheDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.
Catalin Gabriel SmarandacheDepartment of General Surgery, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.
Carmen OrbanDepartment of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.
Cătălin CîrstoiuDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy · RORomanian Academy · RO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infectious disease is a serious healthcare problem in orthopedics, as well as other surgical specialties. Accurate and prompt diagnosis, as well as proper care, is critical, as infection of a surgical wound, particularly in the case of arthroplasties or the use of orthopedic implants, can have a catastrophic effect in most cases, necessitating the removal of foreign material. Lyophilized bacteria samples were obtained from Cantacuzino National Institute of Research and Development for Microbiology and Immunology and investigated microcalorimetrically. Isothermal microcalorimetry measures the temperature generated by the multiplication of microorganisms; using an adapted program, it describes the growth curve in real-time according to the received electrical signal. The thermograms of

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infectionmicrocalorimetryorthopedics

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PMID35251329
PMCPMC8892613
OpenAlexW4210874237

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