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Table 3 Dichotomized data for the 84 patients

From: High cure rate of periprosthetic hip joint infection with multidisciplinary team approach using standardized two-stage exchange

Dichotomized groups

Numbers

Failure

p value

Previous septic revision

  

0.29

 ≥ 1

39

6

 

 0

45

3

 

DTT

18

3

0.4

Non-DTT

66

6

 

Duration of prosthesis-free interval

  

0.2

 Short (< 6 weeks)

18

0

 

 Long (> 6 weeks)

66

9

 

Microbiology

  

1.0

 Polymicrobial

38

4

 

 Monomicrobial

35

4

 

Microbiology at reimplantation

  

0.4

 Positive

18

3

 

 Negative

66

6