The alpha-defensin test for periprosthetic joint infection outperforms the leukocyte esterase test strip.

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Published in Clin Orthop Relat Res on January 01, 2015

Authors

Carl Deirmengian1, Keith Kardos, Patrick Kilmartin, Alexander Cameron, Kevin Schiller, Robert E Booth, Javad Parvizi

Author Affiliations

1: CD Diagnostics Inc, Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, The Rothman Institute, 100 Lancaster Avenue, MOB 456, Wynnewood, PA, 19096, USA.

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