The Alpha-defensin Test for Periprosthetic Joint Infection Outperforms the Leukocyte Esterase Test Strip

BACKGROUND: Synovial fluid biomarkers have demonstrated diagnostic accuracy surpassing the currently used diagnostic tests for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). QUESTIONS/PURPOSES: The purpose of this study is to directly compare the sensitivity and specificity of the synovial fluid α-defensin i...

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Autores principales: Deirmengian, Carl, Kardos, Keith, Kilmartin, Patrick, Cameron, Alexander, Schiller, Kevin, Booth, Robert E., Parvizi, Javad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2014
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Symposium: 2014 Knee Society Proceedings
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4390923/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24942960
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11999-014-3722-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4390923/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24942960
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11999-014-3722-7

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