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Table 1 The main characteristics and quality assessment results of the included studies

From: Comparable clinical outcomes of culture-negative and culture-positive periprosthetic joint infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author

Year

Country

Study type

Study period

Follow-up (months)

Diagnostic criteria

Sample size

Joint involved

Surgical strategies

NOS scores

CN PJI/CP PJI

Hip

Knee

DAIR

One-stage

Two-stage

Others

van Eck [7]

2022

Netherlands

Retro

2014–2019

Minimum 12

ICM

60/299

228

131

359

0

0

0

8

Veerman [14]

2022

Netherlands

Retro

2012–2019

Minimum 24

IDSA

32/56

53

35

88

0

0

0

7

Xu [9]

2022

China

Retro

2012–2017

Mean 29.2

MSIS

22/48

n/a

n/a

21

13

36

0

8

Watanabe [16]

2021

Japan

Retro

2013–2019

Mean 51.5

ICM

27/82

79

24

21

10

66

12

9

Tirumala [17]

2021

USA

Retro

n/a

Minimum 36

ICM

46/103

59

90

149

0

0

0

7

Mulpur [10]

2021

India

Retro

2012–2018

Minimum 12

MSIS

27/53

0

80

80

0

0

0

8

Razii [15]

2021

UK

Retro

2006–2016

Mean 84

MSIS

16/68

84

0

0

84

0

0

6

Theil [18]

2020

Germany

Retro

2012–2016

Median 42

MSIS

153/51

93

111

0

0

204

0

8

Bongers [19]

2020

Netherlands

Retro

2003–2013

Minimum 24

MSIS

65/48

0

113

0

0

113

0

7

Ji [20]

2020

China

Retro

2009–2016

Mean 53.2

MSIS

51/192

104

139

0

243

0

0

8

Ji [21]

2019

China

Retro

2010–2016

Mean 58

MSIS

23/88

111

0

0

111

0

0

7

Xu [22]

2019

China

Retro

2012–2016

Minimum 12

MSIS

94/23

117

0

0

0

117

0

8

Wang [23]

2018

China

Retro

2003–2016

Median 68.5

MSIS

19/39

58

0

0

0

58

0

9

Kang [24]

2018

Korea

Retro

1996–2015

Mean 88.8

MSIS

15/70

85

0

0

0

85

0

8

Ibrahim [25]

2018

UK

Retro

2007–2012

Minimum 60

MSIS

50/50

100

0

0

0

100

0

9

Santoso [26]

2018

Indonesia

Retro

2010–2015

Mean 30.5

MSIS

27/57

84

0

0

0

84

0

9

Akgun [27]

2017

Germany

Retro

2013–2015

Mean 32.9

SSID

136/27

84

79

0

0

163

0

8

Li [28]

2017

China

Retro

2003–2014

Mean 59.5

MSIS

18/109

0

127

0

22

105

0

9

Bereza [39]

2016

Poland

Pro

n/a

Mean 32

MSIS

6/7

4

9

0

0

13

0

6

Tan [29]

2016

USA

Retro

1999–2013

Minimum 12

MSIS

234/33

81

186

0

0

267

0

9

Cha [30]

2015

Korea

Retro

1998–2011

Mean 30

MSIS

22/54

0

76

0

0

76

0

7

Triantafyllo-poulos [33]

2015

USA

Retro

2000–2013

Mean 79.7

MSIS

9/69

0

78

78

0

0

0

8

Kim [31]

2015

Korea

Retro

1991–2008

Mean 115.8

MSIS

51/140

0

191

109

0

82

0

9

Kim [32]

2015

Korea

Retro

2001–2008

Mean 120

MSIS

102/140

0

242

137

0

105

0

9

Nelson [34]

2014

USA

Retro

2010–2011

Mean 29.9

MSIS

18/18

7

29

0

0

36

0

6

Choi [35]

2013

USA

Retro

2000–2009

Mean 58

MSIS

40/135

78

97

54

0

110

11

9

Huang [36]

2012

USA

Retro

2000–2007

Mean 47

MSIS

48/295

n/a

n/a

97

5

238

3

9

Sorlí [38]

2012

Spain

Pro

2007–2008

Mean 12

n/a

44/11

17

37

0

0

55

0

6

Mortazavi [8]

2011

USA

Retro

1997–2007

Mean 45.6

n/a

40/77

0

117

0

0

117

0

6

Malekzadeh [37]

2010

Austria

Retro

1985–2000

Median 56

n/a

135/135

136

134

33

18

123

96

7

  1. CN PJI culture-negative periprosthetic joint infection, CP PJI culture-positive periprosthetic joint infection, DAIR debridement, antibiotics and implant retention, NOS Newcastle–Ottawa scale, MSIS Musculoskeletal Infection Society, ICM International Consensus Meeting, IDSA Infectious Diseases Society of America, SSID Swiss Society of Infectious Diseases, n/a not acquire. retro retrospective, pro prospective