The Alpha-defensin Test for Periprosthetic Joint Infections Is Not Affected by Prior Antibiotic Administration

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have demonstrated that the administration of antibiotics to patients before performing diagnostic testing for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) can interfere with the accuracy of test results. Although a single-institution study has suggested that alpha-defensin maint...

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Autores principales: Shahi, Alisina, Parvizi, Javad, Kazarian, Gregory S., Higuera, Carlos, Frangiamore, Salvatore, Bingham, Joshua, Beauchamp, Christopher, Valle, Craig Della, Deirmengian, Carl
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2016
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Symposium: Proceedings of the 2015 Musculoskeletal Infection Society
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4887359/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26864855
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11999-016-4726-2

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