Combined serum and synovial C-reactive protein tests: a valuable adjunct to the diagnosis of chronic prosthetic joint infection

Abstract Background Diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), especially chronic PJI, is very confusing and challenging. The value of C-reactive protein (CRP) in infectious diseases has been recognized, but the diagnostic value of CRP in chronic PJI is unknown. Our aim was to investigate th...

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Published in:	BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Main Authors:	Hai Wang, Leilei Qin, Jiawei Wang, Ning Hu, Wei Huang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2021-08-01
Subjects:	Chronic Periprosthetic joint infection Diagnosis Synovial fluid, C-reactive protein (CRP)
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-021-04545-6

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