The Alpha-defensin Test for Periprosthetic Joint Infection Responds to a Wide Spectrum of Organisms

BACKGROUND: The alpha-defensin test has been previously demonstrated to be highly accurate in the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection (PJI), nearly matching the Musculoskeletal Infection Society definition for PJI. However, the relationship between alpha-defensin levels and differing infecting o...

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Autores principales: Deirmengian, Carl, Kardos, Keith, Kilmartin, Patrick, Gulati, Simmi, Citrano, Patrick, Booth, Robert E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2015
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Symposium: 2014 Musculoskeletal Infection Society
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4457768/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25631170
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11999-015-4152-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4457768/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25631170
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11999-015-4152-x

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