Comparison of Synovial Fluid and Serum Procalcitonin for Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection: A Pilot Study in 32 Patients

BACKGROUND: Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains challenging since a “gold standard” for diagnosis has not yet been established. This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of synovial fluid procalcitonin (SF-PCT) and serum procalcitonin as a diagnostic biomarker for PJI and to compare its acc...

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Autores principales: Sa-ngasoongsong, Paphon, Wongsak, Siwadol, Jarungvittayakon, Chavarat, Limsamutpetch, Kawee, Channoom, Thanaphot, Kawinwonggowit, Viroj
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6188588/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30364023
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8351308

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6188588/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30364023
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8351308

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