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It can be unnecessary to combine common synovial fluid analysis and alpha-defensin tests for periprosthetic joint infection diagnosis
BACKGROUND: Periprosthetic joint infection is a serious complication after total joint arthroplasty. Despite that alpha-defensin was used as diagnostic test in the 2018 ICM (international consensus meeting) criteria, its position in the PJI diagnostic pipeline was controversial. Therefore, we perfor...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10308702/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37386394 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-023-06594-5 |