Clinical Outcomes of Culture-Negative and Culture-Positive Periprosthetic Joint Infection: Similar Success Rate, Different Incidence of Complications.

When CN PJI was treated according to the strict standards for the diagnosis and treatment, the success rate of treatment for the CN PJI group was similar to that for the CP PJI group. The incidence of antibiotic-related complications from the CN PJI group was higher than that from the CP PJI group.