
Recon | Prosthetic Joint Infection
The Orthobullets Podcast
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The Infection of Prothetic Joint Infection
Alpha defensin is an anti macorbio pep tide produced by nutrifils in senovia fluid, with levels greater than five point two milligrams per leader. While white blood cell e, s r and c r p are included in the criteria, these are all non specific markers of inflammation. The leucasite st rays colerometric strip test is more specific, that is 97 to a hundred% but with only a si 69 to 81 % sensitivity.
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