Review Article

Do Culture-Negative Periprosthetic Joint Infections Have a Worse Outcome Than Culture-Positive Periprosthetic Joint Infections? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Search strategy.

Search #Query

#1periprosthetic infection or periprosthetic joint infection or surgical wound infection or prosthesis-related infection

#2knee arthroplasty or total knee arthroplasty or knee replacement or knee prosthesis or arthroplasty, replacement, knee

#3hip arthroplasty or total hip arthroplasty or hip replacement or hip prosthesis or arthroplasty, replacement, hip

#4Culture negative OR culture

#6#1 AND #2 AND #4

#7#1 AND #3 AND #4