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Table 1 Laboratory readings. Shows the laboratory readings compared between THA and TKA infections and also the numbers of patients with abnormal laboratory data

From: Diagnostic work-up strategy for periprosthetic joint infections after total hip and knee arthroplasty: a 12-year experience on 320 consecutive cases

 

Percentage of positive patients (absolutely)

Arithmetic average (min-max)

Standard

Arithmetic average (min-max)

Percentage of positive patients (absolutely)

CRP

95 % (159)

98.2 (0.89–438)

<5 mg/l

117.5 (1.12- 515)

93 % (135)

Leukocytes

39 % (65)

9.67 (3.4–30.8)

4–9 Gpt/l

10.57 (0.6- 44)

43 % (63)

Procalcitonin (PCT)

57 % (8)

2.94 (0.07–15.16)

<0.5 ng/ml

11.08 (0.03–100.3)

54 % (7)

Hemoglobin level

79 % (133)

6.93 (3.2–9.2)

8.1 – 10.7 mmol/l

7.17 (4.6–10.7)

74 % (108)