Articles | Volume 3, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.7150/jbji.26401
https://doi.org/10.7150/jbji.26401
Original full-length article
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27 Jul 2018
Original full-length article |  | 27 Jul 2018

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

Giovanni Riccio, Luca Cavagnaro, Wassim Akkouche, Giuliana Carrega, Lamberto Felli, and Giorgio Burastero

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