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. 2021 May 24;22:474. doi: 10.1186/s12891-021-04357-8

Table 5.

Diagnostic value of biomarkers for acute and chronic PJI treated with DAIR

Values of biomarkers Acute PJI (n = 23), Reinfection (n = 11) Chronic PJI (n = 21), Reinfection (n = 15)
ESR
 AUC 0.63 0.56
 Optimal cutoff 22 mm/h 20 mm/h
 Youden index 0.33 0.23
 Sensitivity 90.91% 66.00%
 Specificity 41.67% 16.66%
 PPV 58.80% 66.66%
 NPV 83.30% 16.66%
CRP
 AUC 0.56 0.58
 Optimal cutoff 58.62 mg/L 16.50 mg/L
 Youden index 0.23 0.37
 Sensitivity 72.73% 53.33%
 Specificity 50.00% 66.66%
 PPV 57.10% 80.00%
 NPV 66.70% 36.36%
FIB
 AUC 0.75 0.81
 Optimal cutoff 3.32 g/L 3.94 g/L
 Youden index 0.65 0.63
 Sensitivity 81.82% 80.00%
 Specificity 83.33% 66.66%
 PPV 81.80% 85.71%
 NPV 83.30% 57.14%

ROC Receiver operating characteristic, ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP C-reactive protein, FIB Fibrinogen, AUC Area under the curve, PPV Positive predictive value, NPV The negative predictive value