Utility of bedside leucocyte esterase testing to rule out septic arthritis.
Thomas D KnapperRichard J MurphyBrett RocosJames FaggNick MurrayMichael Richard WhitehousePublished in: Emergency medicine journal : EMJ (2021)
LE point-of-care testing for suspected septic arthritis of native joints has a high NPV. Implementation of LE may facilitate more rapid discharge of patients with negative results. This test has the potential to reduce diagnostic uncertainty and costs to the healthcare system.