Factors to Consider When Assessing the Diagnostic Accuracy of Synovial Leukocyte Count in Periprosthetic Joint Infection

Ottink, Karsten D; Strahm, Carol; Muller-Kobold, Anneke; Sendi, Parham; Wouthuyzen-Bakker, Marjan

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Factors to Consider When Assessing the Diagnostic Accuracy of Synovial Leukocyte Count in Periprosthetic Joint Infection

Karsten D Ottink, Carol Strahm, Anneke Muller-Kobold, Parham Sendi, and Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker

Karsten D Ottink

Department of Orthopaedics, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, the Netherlands

Carol Strahm

Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Switzerland

Anneke Muller-Kobold

Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, The Netherlands

Parham Sendi

Department of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Basel, University Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.

Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker

Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, The Netherlands

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