Serum D-dimer as a diagnostic index of PJI and retrospective analysis of etiology in patients with PJI.

CONCLUSION: Patients with PJI have high levels of serum D-dimer, which is a promising marker for the diagnosis of PJI. The Gram-positive bacteria are major pathogen in PJI after arthroplasty, and Staphylococcus aureus is the most common organism. Clinical efficacy is significantly improved by reasonable choice of antibiotics and effective medicine education. PMID: 32178976 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: International Journal of Clinical Chemistry - Category: Chemistry Authors: Tags: Clin Chim Acta Source Type: research