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Table 1 Results from culturing periprosthetic tissue samples using the blood culture bottle (BCB) method and the conventional method

From: Culturing periprosthetic tissue in BacT/Alert® Virtuo blood culture system leads to improved and faster detection of prosthetic joint infections

Tissue samples

BCB method

Conventional method

No. of samples (%)

No. of patients (%)

No. of samples (%)

No. of patients (%)

Positive

46 (29.1)

24 (38.7)

44 (27.8)

23 (37.1)

Negative

112 (70.9)

38 (61.3)

114 (72.2)

39 (62.9)

Total

158 (100)

62 (100)

158 (100)

62 (100)