Table 2.

Subanalysis depending on Corynebacterium species

Parameters	C. striatum	Other C. spp.	P-value
Joints (n)	37	11	-
Age in years (mean)	70	59	0.588
CRP in mg/dl (mean)	21	1	0.127
ESR in mm/hr (mean)	97	22	0.13
Coexisting pathogen (n)	4	1	0.99
Duration of total antibiotic treatment in days (mean)	65	49	0.662
Perioperative complications (n)	2	1	0.551
Follow-up in months (mean)	24	21	0.146
Reoperation (n)	17	1	0.035
Reinfection (n)	16	1	0.070

Cases without specification of C. spp. were excluded for subanalysis