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. 2010 Oct 13;469(4):1002–1008. doi: 10.1007/s11999-010-1619-7

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