Table 1 Clinical data of included patients
From: Value of mNGS in sonication fluid for the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection
Characteristics | All patients (n = 37) | PJI (n = 24) | AF (n = 13) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Patient age, median (range)- years | 65.38 ± 12.982 | 67.83 ± 11.38 | 60.85 ± 14.94 | 0.119 |
Gender, female, (no)% | 17 (45.9) | 9 (37.5) | 8 (61.5) | 0.161 |
Location, (no)% | 0.823 | |||
 Hip | 19 | 12 | 7 |  |
 Knee | 18 | 12 | 6 |  |
 Sinus | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0.002 |
Antibiotics prior to surgery | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0.002 |
Serum CRP, media (range)-mg/L | 27.05 ± 39.74 | 39.31 ± 44.99 | 4.43 ± 1.76 | 0.001 |
ESR, media (range)-mm/h | 52.11 ± 35.10 | 65.42 ± 34.81 | 27.54 ± 19.13 | 0.001 |
SF-WBC, media (range)- × 106/L | 25942.68 ± 62572.93 | 39722.13 ± 74594.79 | 503.69 ± 482.02 | 0.017 |
SF-PMN, media (range)-% | 64.61 ± 21.37 | 76.22 ± 14.98 | 43.17 ± 13.11 | 0.001 |