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Using 2013 Musculoskeletal Infection Society criteria, the POC test demonstrated a sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), and area under the curve (AUC) of 98.1%, 95.7%, 94.5%, 98.5%, and 0.969, respectively. Using the 2018 ICM, the POC test demonstrated a sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV, and AUC of 98.2%, 98.5%, 98.2%, 98.5%, and 0.984, respectively. Using the 2019 proposed European Bone and Joint Infection Society criteria, the POC test demonstrated a sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV, and AUC of 93.2%, 100.0%, 100.0%, 94.2%, and 0.966, respectively.
Performance characteristics of LYFCLP005 at 50mg/L
| Criteria | Sensitivity | Specificity | Negative prediction value | Positive prediction value | Area under the curve |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSIS13 | 98.1% | 95.7% | 98.5% | 94.5% | 0.969 |
| 2018 ICM | 98.2% | 98.5% | 98.5% | 98.2% | 0.984 |
| EBJIS criteria | 93.2% | 100.0% | 94.2% | 100.0% | 0.966 |
A NEW ADVANCEMENT IN DIAGNOSING PJI
Improving quality of life
Lyfstone® enables the early identification of periprosthetic joint infection, which can prevent later complications or further surgeries.
TIME SAVING
The surgeon can extract the synovial fluid and perform the test immediately while the patient is still present.
COST SAVING
Faster PJI diagnosis results in less bed-days for the patient.
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Evaluation of an upgraded synovial calprotectin
lateral flow assay in unclear cases of hip and knee prosthetic joint infections. Hartmann, Hofstaetter et all 2023
Vienna, 169 patients
Aim: Synovial calprotectin point-of-care test (POC) has shown promising clinical value in diagnosing periprosthetic joint infections…
Calprotectin Lateral
Flow Test:
Consistent Across Criteria for Ruling Out Periprosthetic Joint Infection.
Cleveland Clinic US, 123 patients
Background: There are multiple sets of criteria used to define periprosthetic joint infection. The objective of this study is to…
The synovial fluid calprotectin
lateral flow test for the diagnosis of chronic prosthetic joint infection in failed primary and revision total hip and knee arthroplasty. Suren, Prodinger, et al. 2023
Munich Germany, 137 patients
Purpose The diagnostic criteria of prosthetic joint infection (PJI) recommended by the most commonly used…
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