ArticleJournal of bone and joint infection2018
Qualitative Alpha-defensin Versus The Main Available Tests For The Diagnosis Of Periprosthetic Joint Infection: Best Predictor Test?
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Reliable Diagnostic Tests and Thresholds for Preoperative Diagnosis of Non-Inflammatory Arthritis Periprosthetic Joint Infection: A Meta-analysis and Systematic Review.Orthopaedic surgery · 2022Pooled it
- Diagnostic Accuracy of the Synovial Fluid α-Defensin Lateral Flow Test in Periprosthetic Joint Infection: A Meta-analysis.Orthopaedic surgery · 2021Pooled it
- Does the Alpha Defensin ELISA Test Perform Better Than the Alpha Defensin Lateral Flow Test for PJI Diagnosis? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Prospective Studies.Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2020Pooled it
- Reliability of synovial fluid alpha-defensin and leukocyte esterase in diagnosing periprosthetic joint infection (PJI): a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2019Pooled it
- Synovial fluid α-defensin in the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection: the lateral flow test is an effective intraoperative detection method.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2019Pooled it
- Alpha defensin immunoassay is more effective for ruling out rather than diagnosing periprosthetic joint infection (PJI): a prospective cohort study.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2025Article
- Diagnostic accuracy of the alpha-defensin lateral flow test in periprosthetic shoulder infection: a retrospective study.Clinics in shoulder and elbow · 2025Article
- Diagnostic accuracy of alpha-defensin ELISA and lateral flow assays for periprosthetic joint infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of bone and joint infection · 2025Review
- Current relevance of biomarkers in diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection: an update.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2023Review
- Complete blood platelet and lymphocyte ratios increase diagnostic accuracy of periprosthetic joint infection following total hip arthroplasty.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Article
- Profiling the Immune Response to Periprosthetic Joint Infection and Non-Infectious Arthroplasty Failure.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- C-Reactive Protein-to-Albumin Ratio (CAR) and C-Reactive Protein-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (CLR) are Valuable Inflammatory Biomarker Combination for the Accurate Prediction of Periprosthetic Joint Infection.Infection and drug resistance · 2023Article
- Single-stage total hip arthroplasty after failed fixation of proximal femoral fractures: an increased risk for periprosthetic joint infections?Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2022Article
- Current Clinical Methods for Detection of Peri-Prosthetic Joint Infection.Surgical infections · 2020Review
- Alpha-defensin lateral flow test does not appear to be useful in predicting shoulder periprosthetic joint infections.International orthopaedics · 2020Article
- Preliminary evaluation of a rapid lateral flow calprotectin test for the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection.Bone & joint research · 2020Article
- Fever and Erythema are Specific Findings in Detecting Infection Following Total Knee Arthroplasty.Journal of bone and joint infection · 2019Article
- Brodie's Abscess: A Systematic Review of Reported Cases.Journal of bone and joint infection · 2019Review
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