title: From Bench to Bedside: Alpha-defensing--The Biggest Thing in Joint Replacement Infections Since Prophylactic Antibiotics?
authors: Department of Orthopaedics, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 8901 Wisconsin Ave, America Building (19), 2nd Floor - Ortho, Bethesda, MD, 20889, USA, Benjamin.k.potter.mil@mail.mil.
authors: Benjamin K
authors: BK
authors: Potter
mesh_terms: D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000737:chemistry*; D023084:alpha-Defensins / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D023084:alpha-Defensins; C406413:human neutrophil peptide 1