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Role of Suppressive Oral Antibiotics in Orthopedic Hardware Infections for Those Not Undergoing Two-Stage Replacement Surgery

Background. The use of suppressive antibiotics in treatment of orthopedic hardware infections (OHIs), including spinal hardware infections, prosthetic joint infections, and infections of internal fixation devices, is controversial. Methods. Over a 4-year period at 2 academic medical centers, patient...

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Autores principales: Keller, Sara C., Cosgrove, Sara E., Higgins, Yvonne, Piggott, Damani A., Osgood, Greg, Auwaerter, Paul G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5063553/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27747252
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw176