Antibiotic Therapy for Prosthetic Joint Infections: An Overview
Antibiotics, 2022 Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a severe complication after arthroplasty. Its management combines surgical intervention, whose type depends on the clinical situation, and prolonged high-dose antibiotics adapted to the responsible microorganism(s) and
Benjamin Le Vavasseur, Valérie Zeller
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The use of Stimulan in bone and joint infections: a prospective multicentre study
Bone & Joint Open, 2023 Aims: Musculoskeletal infection is a devastating complication in both trauma and elective orthopaedic surgeries that can result in significant morbidity.
Praveen Mereddy +7 more
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Periprosthetic Joint Infections as a Consequence of Bacteremia [PDF]
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2019 Background The risk for developing a periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) during bacteremia is unclear, except for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. The aim of this study was to examine the risk for developing a PJI during bacteremia and to identify ...
Meeri Honkanen +5 more
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The burden of periprosthetic joint infections: patient-reported outcomes and qualitative insights into periprosthetic joint infections [PDF]
Journal of Bone and Joint InfectionIntroduction: Periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) have a severe physical impact and impose a significant psychological burden. This study aimed to compare patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and qualitative interview data within the same study ...
F.-J. Dally +5 more
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Daptomycin to bone and joint infections and prosthesis joint infections: a systematic review
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019 Backgroud: Daptomycin has been used in bone and joint infections (BJI) and prosthesis joint infections (PJI) considering spectrum of activity and biofilm penetration.
João Paulo Telles +2 more
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Genomic profile of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli isolates from prosthetic joint infections: The search for molecular fingerprints [PDF]
VirulenceEscherichia coli is a key pathogen in extraintestinal infections, including prosthetic joint infections (PJIs), which account for approximately 9% of all such cases. Despite its clinical relevance, the molecular pathogenesis of E.
María Ángeles Meléndez-Carmona +8 more
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Periprosthetic joint infections – a scoping review [PDF]
Innovative Surgical SciencesPeriprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) are dramatic complications after primary total joint arthroplasty. Despite increasing research in this field, the diagnosis, classification, and management of PJI remain a challenge.
Youssef Yasmin +2 more
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Phage Therapy as a Novel Therapeutic for the Treatment of Bone and Joint Infections.
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2023 Solutions for bone and joint infection (BJI) are needed where conventional treatments are inadequate. Bacteriophages (phages) are naturally occurring viruses that infect bacteria and have been harnessed for refractory bone and joint infections (BJI) in ...
G. Suh, Tristan Ferry, M. Abdel
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Managing early complications in total hip arthroplasty: the safety of immediate revision
Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 2023 Purpose Immediate revision refers to a reoperation that involves resetting, draping, and exchanging the implant, after wound closure in total hip arthroplasty.
Jules Descamps +5 more
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Analysis of Prosthetic Joint Infections Following Invasive Dental Procedures in England
JAMA Network Open, 2022 Key Points Question Is there an association between invasive dental procedures (IDP) and late prosthetic joint infections (LPJI) in patients who did not receive antibiotic prophylaxis prior to IDP?
Martin H. Thornhill +10 more
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