Interleukin-6 versus Common Inflammatory Biomarkers for Diagnosing Fracture-Related Infection: Utility and Potential Influencing Factors

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Plots of inflammatory biomarkers’ levels among different types of pathogenic bacteria: (a) the top five pathogens accounting for monomicrobial infection; (b) WBC; (c) ESR; (d) CRP; (e) IL-6.

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