The Alpha-defensin Test for Periprosthetic Joint Infection Outperforms the Leukocyte Esterase Test Strip

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

The Alpha-defensin Test for Periprosthetic Joint Infection Outperforms the Leukocyte Esterase Test Strip

2015

Carl Deirmengian
Keith Kardos
Patrick Kilmartin
Alexander Cameron
Kevin Schiller
Robert E. Booth
Javad Parvizi

Background Synovial fluid biomarkers have demonstrated diagnostic accuracy surpassing the currently used diagnostic tests for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI).

Keywords:

Alpha defensin
Leukocyte esterase
Periprosthetic
Surgery
Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases
Immunology
Diagnostic test
Predictive value of tests
Synovial fluid
Prosthesis-Related Infection
Medicine
Pathology
diagnostic accuracy

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