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Antibiotics and antiseptics for preventing infection in people receiving revision total hip and knee prostheses: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

BACKGROUND: Infection rates in revision (second and subsequent) major joint arthroplasty continues to be a significant issue with rates 2–3 times those of primary procedures. The effect of antibiotic and antiseptic prophylaxis on outcomes for this type of surgery has not been adequately reviewed. ME...

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Autores principales: Voigt, Jeffrey, Mosier, Michael, Darouiche, Rabih
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5153681/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27955626
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-2063-4