Is There a Role for Extended Postoperative Oral Antibiotics in Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty High-Risk Individuals After Surgery for Periprosthetic Joint Infection?

Higuera, Carlos A

Higuera, Carlos A.

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Higuera CA; Levitetz Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida.

J Arthroplasty ; 37(8): 1441-1442, 2022 08.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34942348

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Arthritis, Infectious; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use; Arthritis, Infectious/etiology; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip/adverse effects; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee/adverse effects; Humans; Prosthesis-Related Infections/drug therapy; Prosthesis-Related Infections/etiology; Prosthesis-Related Infections/prevention & control; Reoperation/adverse effects; Retrospective Studies

Key words

PJI; extended oral antibiotics; periprosthetic joint infection; total hip arthroplasty; total knee arthroplasty

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Arthritis, Infectious / Prosthesis-Related Infections / Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee Type of study: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: J Arthroplasty Journal subject: ORTOPEDIA Year: 2022 Type: Article

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