Bridging the Diagnostic Gap: Enhancing Orthopedic Infection Management through Laboratory Diagnostics in Nepal
Ram Bahadur Khadka, Samrat Parajuli, Nabin Pahari · 2025
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Ram Bahadur Khadka, Samrat Parajuli, and Nabin Pahari present a two thousand twenty-five viewpoint on bone and joint infection diagnosis in Nepal. Such infections, including those around implants and prosthetic joints, are hard to confirm without good laboratories. Outside major cities, facilities are scarce.
Doctors often treat blindly, which delays answers and wastes antibiotics. Resistance rises as a result. The authors outline the key laboratory tools that orthopedic care needs. They also name the barriers to using them well. Locally adaptable strategies are proposed to sharpen diagnosis, guide treatment, and protect antibiotics in low-resource hospitals.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ram Bahadur Khadka, Samrat Parajuli, Nabin Pahari |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 12 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |