304. Comparison of Short and Long Courses of Antibiotics in Patients with Prosthetic Joint Infection: A Systemic Review and Meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Current guidelines for treatment of prosthetic joint infection (PJI) suggest a combination of intravenous (IV) antibiotics for 2–6 weeks and oral antibiotics for 3–6 months. However, recent studies did not find significant benefits from prolonged use of antibiotics for patients with PJI....

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Autores principales: Hsieh, Ronan, Yen, Hung-Teng, Huang, Chung-Yen, Lee, Chien-Chang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6253623/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.315

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6253623/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.315

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