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Original Research

Alpha-defensin does not provide additional benefit over leukocyte esterase in the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection

Noam Shohata Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, IsraelView further author information
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Steven Yacovellib Rothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAView further author information
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Emanuele Chisarib Rothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0933-6806View further author information
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Samuel Clarksonb Rothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAView further author information
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Derek Mannb Rothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAView further author information
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Javad Parvizib Rothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 845-849 | Received 03 Dec 2020, Accepted 09 Jun 2021, Published online: 13 Jul 2021

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