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Does Use of Lidocaine Affect Culture of Synovial Fluid Obtained to Diagnose Periprosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)? An In Vitro Study

BACKGROUND: Synovial fluid culture (SFC) is recommended as one of the major diagnostic criteria by the Musculoskeletal Infection Society (MSIS) for diagnosing periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). Local anesthetic agents are used for anesthesia and analgesia in some clinical settings to relieve pain...

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Autores principales: Liu, Kan, Ye, Liyan, Sun, Wei, Hao, Libo, Luo, Yanping, Chen, Jiying
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5791422/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29360804
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/MSM.908585