High-Performance Liquid Chromatography as a Novel Method for the Determination of α-Defensins in Synovial Fluid for Diagnosis of Orthopedic Infections

The &#945;-defensins (AD) present in synovial fluid have been regarded as constituting the most accurate periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) biomarker. The methods most commonly used for estimating AD as a biomarker are the qualitative Synovasure<sup>&#174;</sup> PJI tests, base...

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Main Authors: Pavel Melicherčík, Eva Klapková, Karel Kotaška, David Jahoda, Ivan Landor, Václav Čeřovský
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:Diagnostics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/10/1/33