title: Demonstration of Bacillus cereus in orthopaedic-implant-related infection with use of a multi-primer polymerase chain reaction-mass spectrometric assay: report of two cases.
authors.affiliation: Center for Genomic Sciences, Allegheny-Singer Research Institute, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212, USA.
authors.forename: Phillip H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Gallo
authors.forename: Rachael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Melton-Kreft
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nistico
authors.forename: Nicholas G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Sotereanos
authors.forename: Jeffrey J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Sewecke
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stoodley
authors.forename: Garth D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Ehrlich
authors.forename: J William
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Costerton
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kathju
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000379:methods*; D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D005271:Femur Head Necrosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D012086:Reoperation