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C-reactive protein is not a screening tool for late periprosthetic joint infection

BACKGROUND: Preoperative diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is important because of the therapeutic consequences. The aim of the present study is to investigate whether the serum C-reactive protein (CRP) level can be used as a screening tool for late PJI. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A coho...

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Autores principales: Fink, Bernd, Schlumberger, Michael, Beyersdorff, Julian, Schuster, Philipp
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7040136/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32095896
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s10195-020-0542-2

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