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Serial C-reactive Protein Monitoring in Prosthetic Joint Infection: A Powerful Predictor or Potentially Pointless?
Background Serum C-reactive protein (CRP) is an important test in the initial diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection (PJI). There is no widely accepted algorithm for the resolution of PJI. Surgeons have traditionally used CRP to determine if the infection has resolved. However, this practice is not...
Autores principales: | Ghani, Rafia, Hutt, Jonathan, Mitchell, Philip, Granger, Luke, Sandiford, Nemandra A |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7017925/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32089975 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6967 |
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