Chronic prosthetic joint infections with a draining sinus. Who should receive suppressive antibiotic treatment?

The benefit of suppressive antibiotic treatment in inoperable patients with a chronic periprosthetic joint infection and a sinus tract is unknown. Some physicians prefer to just let the sinus drain, while others prefer antibiotic treatment. In this viewpoint article we discuss the advantages and dis...

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Autores principales: Lensen, Karel-Jan, Escudero-Sanchez, Rosa, Cobo, Javier, Soriano, Alex, Wouthuyzen-Bakker, Marjan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Copernicus GmbH 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7648273/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33178555
http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/jbji-6-43-2020
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author Lensen, Karel-Jan
Escudero-Sanchez, Rosa
Cobo, Javier
Soriano, Alex
Wouthuyzen-Bakker, Marjan
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description The benefit of suppressive antibiotic treatment in inoperable patients with a chronic periprosthetic joint infection and a sinus tract is unknown. Some physicians prefer to just let the sinus drain, while others prefer antibiotic treatment. In this viewpoint article we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of suppressive antibiotic treatment in this particular patient group.
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spelling pubmed-76482732020-11-10 Chronic prosthetic joint infections with a draining sinus. Who should receive suppressive antibiotic treatment? Lensen, Karel-Jan Escudero-Sanchez, Rosa Cobo, Javier Soriano, Alex Wouthuyzen-Bakker, Marjan J Bone Jt Infect Viewpoint The benefit of suppressive antibiotic treatment in inoperable patients with a chronic periprosthetic joint infection and a sinus tract is unknown. Some physicians prefer to just let the sinus drain, while others prefer antibiotic treatment. In this viewpoint article we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of suppressive antibiotic treatment in this particular patient group. Copernicus GmbH 2020-10-30 /pmc/articles/PMC7648273/ /pubmed/33178555 http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/jbji-6-43-2020 Text en Copyright: © 2020 Karel-Jan Lensen et al. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this licence, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Chronic prosthetic joint infections with a draining sinus. Who should receive suppressive antibiotic treatment?
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title_fullStr Chronic prosthetic joint infections with a draining sinus. Who should receive suppressive antibiotic treatment?
title_full_unstemmed Chronic prosthetic joint infections with a draining sinus. Who should receive suppressive antibiotic treatment?
title_short Chronic prosthetic joint infections with a draining sinus. Who should receive suppressive antibiotic treatment?
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7648273/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/jbji-6-43-2020
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