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AKKOUCHE , Wassim

Last name: AKKOUCHE

First name: Wassim

2018 (v1)

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Qualitative Alpha-defensin Versus The Main Available Tests For The Diagnosis Of Periprosthetic Joint Infection: Best Predictor Test?

Riccio, Giovanni Cavagnaro, Luca Akkouche, Wassim

Introduction: Biomarkers such as α-defensin demonstrated to be a potentially useful option in periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) diagnosis. Recently, a new point-of-care test for α-defensin level detection in synovial fluid has been commercialized in Europe. The aim of this study is to compare the α-defensin test (SynovasureTM) diagnostic...

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