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Utility of bedside leucocyte esterase testing to rule out septic arthritis.

Thomas D KnapperRichard J MurphyBrett RocosJames FaggNick MurrayMichael Richard Whitehouse
Published 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.
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