Comparing the Diagnostic Value of Serum D-Dimer to CRP and IL-6 in the Diagnosis of Chronic Prosthetic Joint Infection
<b>Introduction:</b> D-dimer is a diagnostic criterion for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) of the Musculoskeletal Infection Society (MSIS) in 2018. The aim of this study was to evaluate the serum D-dimer values in comparison to C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) for t...
Main Authors: | Thomas Ackmann, Burkhard Möllenbeck, Georg Gosheger, Jan Schwarze, Tom Schmidt-Braekling, Kristian Nikolaus Schneider, Adrien Frommer, Ralf Dieckmann, Christoph Theil |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Clinical Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/9/2917 |
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