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Assessing an alpha-defensin lateral flow device for diagnosing septic arthritis: reporting on a false-negative case and a false-positive case

Atsushi NaritaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Akemi SuzukiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan
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Taku NakajimaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan
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Yuya TakakuboDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan
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Juji ItoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan
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Akiko SasakiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan
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Michiaki TakagiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan
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Pages 156-160 | Received 29 Jul 2019, Accepted 15 Oct 2019, Published online: 28 Oct 2019

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