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Review Question - QID 214225

Prosthetic Joint Infection diagnostic criteria 2018 criteria for prosthetic joint infections as defined by Parvizi and associates QID: 214225 (SBQ13HK.68.1)
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QID 214225 (Type "214225" in App Search)
A 64-year-old male is 6 months out from left total knee arthroplasty. He has had at least two months of pain and swelling to the operative joint. In your initial workup, he is found to have a well-healed surgical incision, a serum CRP of 13mg/L and an ESR of 19mm/h. You perform arthrocentesis, which results in a negative alpha-defensin, synovial WBC of 1000 cells/µL, synovial PMNs of 90%, and synovial CRP of 4mg/L. What is the next best step in management?
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