Diagnostic Accuracy for Periprosthetic Joint Infection Does Not Improve by a Combined Use of Glucose and Leukocyte Esterase Strip Reading as Diagnostic Parameters

The diagnosis of periprosthetic infections (PJI) can be challenging in clinical practice because the clinical presentations of aseptic loosening and low-grade infections are similar. Semiquantitative evaluation of leukocyte esterase (LE) in synovial fluid using a urine strip test has already establi...

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Autores principales: Haertlé, Marco, Kolbeck, Louisa, Macke, Christian, Graulich, Tilman, Stauß, Ricarda, Omar, Mohamed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9181009/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35683369
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11112979

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9181009/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35683369
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11112979

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