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Should a Urinary Tract Infection Be Treated before a Total Joint Arthroplasty?

Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is one of the most serious complications after total joint arthroplasty (TJA). The prevalence of urinary tract infection (UTI) is common, particularly among elderly women, a group for whom TJA may be required. The association between preoperative UTI and increase...

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Autores principales: Parvizi, Javad, Koo, Kyung-Hoi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Hip Society 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6414408/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30899708
http://dx.doi.org/10.5371/hp.2019.31.1.1