Elena Pirchner

Elena Pirchner


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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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RLRichard Andreas Lindtner
Richard Andreas Lindtner
AWAlexander Wurm
Alexander Wurm
EPElena Pirchner
Elena Pirchner
DPDavid Putzer
David Putzer
RARohit Arora
Rohit Arora
Johannes Dominikus PalluaJohannes Dominikus Pallua
Johannes Dominikus Pallua
Osteomyelitis is a bone disease caused by bacteria that can damage bone. Raman handheld spectroscopy has emerged as a promising diagnostic tool for detecting bone infection and can be used intraoperatively during surgical procedures. This study involved 120 bone samples from 40 patients, with 80 samples infected with either Staphylococcus aureus or Staphylococcus epidermidis. Raman handheld spectroscopy demonstrated successful differentiation between healthy and infected bone samples and between the two types of bacterial pathogens. Raman handheld spectroscopy appears to be a promising diagnostic tool in bone infection and holds the potential to overcome many of the shortcomings of traditional diagnostic procedures. Further research, however, is required to confirm its diagnostic capabilities and consider other factors, such as the limit of pathogen detection and optimal calibration standards.