Table 7.

Comparative literature on perioperative serology testing for prosthetic joint infection

Authors	Initial CRP (mg/L) (before stage 1)	Initial ESR (mm/h) (before stage 1)	Initial WBC count (before stage 1)	Initial % PMNs in joint fluid (before stage 1)	CRP (mg/L) between stage 1 and 2	ESR (mm/h) between stage 1 and 1	WBC count between stage 1 and 2	% PMNs between stage 1 and 2
Austin et al. [1]	110	85	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Della Valle et al. [3]	123	79.6	56,573	92	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ghanem et al. [6]	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2.13	49	N/A	N/A
Schinsksy et al. [14]	52.4	55.4	61,336	86.1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kusuma et al. [current study]	36.8	59.9	57,974	90.2	6.1	37.4	1864.5	58.3