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Table 3 Biomarker levels before DAIR in patients with acute PJI

From: The role of fibrinogen in predicting reinfection after DAIR for periprosthetic joint infections

Items

Reinfection

P value

Yes (n = 11)

No (n = 12)

ESR (mm/h)

42.00 (38.00, 65.00)

39.00 (20.25, 49.50)

0.288

CRP (mg/L)

48.60 (27.54, 88.50)

61.44 (38.93, 103.12)

0.651

FIB (g/L)

4.03 (3.45, 4.61)

3.08 (2.92, 3.32)

< 0.05

Interval between index surgery and PJI (mon)

1.50 (1.10, 2.10)

1.25 (0.925, 1.95)

0.347

Culture

 Staphylococcus epidermidis

3 (27.3%)

2 (16.7%)

 

 Hemolytic streptococcus

2 (18.2%)

2 (16.7%)

 

 Total Staphylococcus aureus isolates

6 (54.5%)

8 (66.6%)

 
  1. The data were expressed as median (interquartile range)
  2. PJI Periprosthetic joint infection, DAIR Debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention, ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP C-reactive protein, FIB Fibrinogen, MSSA Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus