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How Reliable Is the Alpha-defensin Immunoassay Test for Diagnosing Periprosthetic Joint Infection? A Prospective Study
BACKGROUND: A key issue in the treatment of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is the correct diagnosis. The main problem is lack of diagnostic tools able to diagnose a PJI with high accuracy. Alpha-defensin has been proposed as a possible solution, but in the current literature, there is a lack o...
Autores principales: | Bonanzinga, Tommaso, Zahar, Akos, Dütsch, Michael, Lausmann, Christian, Kendoff, Daniel, Gehrke, Thorsten |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer US
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5213924/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27343056 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11999-016-4906-0 |
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