Open AccessCORR Insights®: The Alpha-defensin Test for Periprosthetic Joint Infection is Not Affected by Prior Antibiotic Administration
Author(s) -
Mark J. Spangehl
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1007/s11999-016-4771-x
Subject(s) - medicine , periprosthetic , metallosis , pathogen , synovial fluid , defensin , antibiotics , biomarker , immunology , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , arthroplasty , surgery , antimicrobial , biology , osteoarthritis , biochemistry , alternative medicine