Table 5.
References on sensitivity of blood culture, intraoperative specimen, image-guided biopsy.
| Author | Blood Culture | Image-Guided Biopsy | Intraoperative Specimen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vettivel et al. [37] | 37 (48.7%) | 30/40 (75%) * | |
| Heuer et al. [38] | 145/307 (47%) | 213/307 (64%) * | |
| Widdrington et al. [25] | 40/78 (51%) | 21/29 (72%) | 25/38 (66%) |
| Hasan et al. [39] | 17/40 (42.5%) | 33/40 (82.5%) | NR |
| Stangenberg et al. [34] | 97/182 (53.3%) | NR | 134/202 (66.3%) |
| Nolla et al. [12] | 46/64 (63.4%) | 11/21 (52%) | 15/20 (75%) |
| Colmenero et al. [28] | 52/152 (34.2%) | NR | NR |
| Pigrau et al. [40] | 71/91 (78%) | NR | NR |
| McHenry et al. [17] | 156/255 (61.2%) | 86/124 (69.4%) | 88/113 (77.9%) |
| Patzakis et al. [33] | 13/26 (50%) | NR | NR |
| Zarrouk et al. [36] | 14/29 (48.3%) | 11/15 (73.4%) | NR |
| Carragee et al. [27] | 66/111 (59.5%) | NR | NR |
| Ledermann et al. [30] | 25/41 (61%) | NR | NR |
| Bateman et al. [26] | 23/52 (44.2%) | NR | 24/32 (75%) |
| Torda et al. [35] | 10/16 (62.5%) | NR | NR |
| Osenbach et al. [32] | 12/40 (30%) | NR | NR |
| Hadjipavlou et al. [29] | NR | 19/26 (73.1%) | 25/40 (62.5%) |
| Nather et al. [31] | 5/9 (55.6%) | NR | 14/16 (87.5%) |
| Current study | 119/208 (57%) | 39/70 (56%) | 162/208 (78%) |
NR: not reported. *: The authors did not distinguish between image-guided biopsy and intraoperative specimen.