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The role of biomarkers in the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection

The role of serum erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) as the first line for evaluating a patient with periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) has been debunked. We are living in the era of biomarkers for the diagnosis of PJI, and to that effect, several biomarkers have bee...

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Autores principales: Shahi, AliSina, Parvizi, Javad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5367543/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28461959
http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/2058-5241.1.160019