Head-to-Head Comparison of 68Ga-Citrate and 18F-FDG PET/CT for Detection of Infectious Foci in Patients with Staphylococcus aureus Bacteraemia.

Soile P SalomäkiJukka KemppainenUlla HohenthalPauliina LuotoOlli EskolaPirjo NuutilaMarko SeppänenLaura PiriläJarmo OksiAnne Roivainen

Published in: Contrast media & molecular imaging (2017)

Our small cohort of patients with S. aureus bacteraemia revealed that 68Ga-citrate PET/CT is comparable to 18F-FDG PET/CT for detection of osteomyelitis, whereas 18F-FDG resulted in a higher signal for the detection of soft tissue infectious foci.

Keyphrases

pet ct
staphylococcus aureus
positron emission tomography
loop mediated isothermal amplification
label free
real time pcr
soft tissue
computed tomography
pseudomonas aeruginosa
biofilm formation
candida albicans
sensitive detection
clinical evaluation
methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus