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Molecularly specific detection of bacterial lipoteichoic acid for diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection of the bone

Pickett, Julie E. ; Thompson, John M. ; Sadowska, Agnieszka ; Tkaczyk, Christine ; Sellman, Bret R. ; Minola, Andrea ; Corti, Davide ; Lanzavecchia, Antonio ; Miller, Lloyd S. ; Thorek, Daniel LJ

In: Bone research, 2018, vol. 6, p. 13

Discriminating sterile inflammation from infection, especially in cases of aseptic loosening versus an actual prosthetic joint infection, is challenging and has significant treatment implications. Our goal was to evaluate a novel human monoclonal antibody (mAb) probe directed against the Gram-positive bacterial surface molecule lipoteichoic acid (LTA). Specificity and affinity were assessed in...