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The percentage rates of PJI diagnosis with each definition, depending on pathogen detection (adapted from Boelch et al. 2021) (7).
| 2011 MSIS | 2018 ICM | IDSA | EBJIS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PJI rate | 20.7 | 25.4 | 28.1 | 32.0 |
| Rate of repeated pathogen detection | 98.1 | 75.4 | 68.1 | 57.0 |
| Rate of single pathogen detection | 1.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 19.8 |
| Rate of PJI without pathogen detection | 0.0 | 10.8 | 18.1 | 19.5 |
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