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C-Reactive Protein, Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate and Orthopedic Implant Infection

BACKGROUND: C-reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) have been shown to be useful for diagnosis of prosthetic hip and knee infection. Little information is available on CRP and ESR in patients undergoing revision or resection of shoulder arthroplasties or spine implants. MET...

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Autores principales: Piper, Kerryl E., Fernandez-Sampedro, Marta, Steckelberg, Kathryn E., Mandrekar, Jayawant N., Karau, Melissa J., Steckelberg, James M., Berbari, Elie F., Osmon, Douglas R., Hanssen, Arlen D., Lewallen, David G., Cofield, Robert H., Sperling, John W., Sanchez-Sotelo, Joaquin, Huddleston, Paul M., Dekutoski, Mark B., Yaszemski, Michael, Currier, Bradford, Patel, Robin
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2825262/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20179760
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0009358