Does obesity affect the diagnostic value of various biomarkers for periprosthetic joint infections? A single center retrospective study
Obesity did not affect biomarker levels in patients with PJI. But for obese patients, the diagnostic thresholds for CRP and ESR are higher, and clinical diagnosis should be careful to avoid false positives. CRP and CAR were identified as the most effective biomarkers for diagnosing PJI in the obese and non-obese groups, respectively.
Authors
- Weipeng Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1471-2784)
- Tingyu Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5172-5654)
- Tao Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7988-3090)
- Yingze Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8042-6105)
- Yingzhen Wang
- Yaping Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6614-0079)
Institutions
- Qingdao University (CN)
- Hebei Medical University (CN)
- Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University (CN)
- Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2025.1483503
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China