TOPIC: RANDOM MIX
In the diagnostic workup of a suspected chronic periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), which of the following synovial fluid biomarkers is a specific antimicrobial peptide released primarily by neutrophils that has demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity regardless of prior antibiotic administration?
A
Alpha-defensin
B
C-reactive protein (CRP)
C
Interleukin-6 (IL-6)
D
Leukocyte esterase