Are Leukocyte Esterase (LE) strip and Alpha-Defensin kit reliable enough to diagnose peri-prosthetic joint infection, intra-operatively?

• Main Authors: Usman Nazir Gill (Author), Adeel Hamid (Author), Shuja Uddin (Author), Naveed Ali Shair (Author), Muhammad Qasim (Author), Muhammad Hanif Mian (Author), Irfan Mehboob (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Rheumatica Acta: Open Access - Peertechz Publications, 2022-05-21.
• Subjects: Research Article
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<p>Background: Despite improvement in sterilization techniques, peri-prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is the most fearsome complication after hip and knee arthroplasties. Various strategies have been devised from time to time to diagnose and treat PJI. Recently, Leukocyte esterase and alpha-de...