Against the Norm: Do Not Rely on Serum C-Reactive Protein and White Blood Cell Count Only When Assessing Eradication of Periprosthetic Joint Infection.

Although a highly significant correlation was found between the interim interval and infection persistence (r = 0.655, p < 0.01), analysis using ROC failed to result in a specific threshold time to reimplantation above which patients are at significantly higher risk for reinfection (AUC = 0.507).

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