Plasma fibrinogen: a sensitive biomarker for the screening of periprosthetic joint infection in patients undergoing re-revision arthroplasty

Table 3 Tested markers in the infected and non-infected groups

Potential markers	Infected group (n = 32)	Non-infected group (n = 31)	P value
CRP (mg/L)	25.40 (16.60–62.13)	4.08 (2.48–13.80)	< 0.001^*
ESR (mm/h)	59 (37–78)	19 (13–45)	< 0.001^*
FIB (g/L)	4.41 ± 0.77	3.19 ± 0.70	< 0.001^*
NLR	3.16 (2.46–5.88)	2.18 (1.56–3.44)	0.006^*

CRP C-reactive protein, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, FIB fibrinogen, NLR neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio
^*Data were presented as median (interquartile range) or mean ± SD; ^*P < 0.05

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