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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...
| Autores principales: | , , , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer US
2014
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| 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 |