Leukocyte esterase reagent strips for the rapid diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 27, Issue 8 SUPPL., 2012, Pages 8-11

  Wetters, Nathan G ^a   Berend, Keith R ^b   Lombardi, Adolph V ^b   Morris, Michael J ^b   Tucker, Tawnya L ^b   Della Valle, Craig J ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Joint Implant Surgeons Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Periprosthetic joint infection; Total hip arthroplasty; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ESTERASE; LEUKOCYTE ENZYME;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TEST STRIP; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; CLINICAL ENZYME TESTS; FEMALE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; REAGENT STRIPS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84865355849     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2012.03.037     Document Type: Article

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