Is Procalcitonin (PCT) a reliable biomarker for preoperative diagnosing of low grade periprosthetic joint infection? A prospective study

BACKGROUND: Since a “gold-standard” is missing, diagnosing periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains a challenge in orthopedic surgery. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of serum and synovial fluid Procalcitonin (S-PCT and SF-PCT) as a diagnostic parameter and to compare it t...

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Autores principales: Busch, André, Jäger, Marcus, Engler, Harald, Haversath, Marcel, Bielefeld, Charlotte, Landgraeber, Stefan, Wegner, Alexander
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7171844/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32312264
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-03266-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7171844/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32312264
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-03266-6

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