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Table 4 Value changes and percent changes of serum markers between resection and reimplantation in reinfection and non-reinfection patients

From: Changes in serum markers failed to predict persistent infection after two-stage exchange arthroplasty

Serum markers

Non-reinfection

(n = 119)

Reinfection

(n = 22)

p value

Median

25%

75%

Median

25%

75%

Value changes

CRP (mg/l)

11.95

2.01

28.31

17.58

0.45

36.61

0.627

IL-6 (pg/ml)

7.91

4.26

13.76

8.81

3.55

15.56

0.948

ESR (mm/h)

25.00

9.00

40.00

26.00

5.75

45.50

0.901

Fibrinogen (g/l)

1.32

0.69

1.95

1.85

0.37

2.95

0.200

Percent changes (%)

CRP

29.99

11.12

74.81

16.04

7.02

107.32

0.595

IL-6

29.58

16.37

55.39

36.45

16.00

55.56

0.611

ESR

30.77

16.85

61.90

29.91

20.49

78.31

0.687

Fibrinogen

71.66

61.69

83.50

63.03

54.03

92.08

0.242