Beyond the Colony-Forming-Unit: Rapid Bacterial Evaluation in Osteomyelitis
Q. Sun, K. Huynh, D. Muratovic, N. J. Gunn, A. R. Zelmer, L. B. Solomon, G. J. Atkins, D. Yang
This study demonstrates the discrepancy between colony-forming-unit and bacterial genome copy number in osteomyelitis and proposes an improved workflow for bacterial burden quantification in clinical specimens.
eLife · Jun 24, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology