ArticleBone & joint research2026
A novel diagnostic technology rapidly detects the presence of infection and defines antimicrobial sensitivities in organisms typical for joint infection.
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Aims: Infective arthritis is rare, but serious. Timely treatment with appropriate antimicrobial therapy is potentially life- and limb-saving, but our ability to deliver this is limited by current laboratory practices, which confer a delay of several days before antimicrobial sensitivities are available. We propose a novel diagnostic modality, the Scattered Light Integrating Collector (SLIC), which monitors bacterial growth in real time, allowing a diagnosis of infection to be made in minutes, and antimicrobial sensitivities to be delivered in under an hour. Methods: We collated data previously collected on SLIC relating to laboratory strains of Results: TTP for Conclusion: SLIC rapidly determines the presence of infection and characterizes antimicrobial susceptibilities in organisms typical for joint infection.
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