Measuring synovial fluid procalcitonin levels in distinguishing cases of septic arthritis, including prosthetic joints, from other causes of arthritis and aseptic loosening

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K. Saeed
M. Dryden
A. Sitjar
G. White
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[1] Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,Department of Microbiology, Royal Hampshire County Hospital
[2] Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,Department of Biochemistry, Royal Hampshire County Hospital
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Infection | 2013年 / 41卷
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Procalcitonin; Synovial; Pyogenic; Septic arthritis; Prosthetic joint infection;
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