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The effect of early broad-spectrum versus delayed narrow-spectrum antibiotic therapy on the primary cure rate of acute infection after osteosynthesis

PURPOSE: Infection near metal implants is a problem that presents challenging treatment dilemmas for physicians. The aim of this study was to analyse the efficacy of two treatment protocols for acute fracture-related infections. METHODS: Seventy-one patients in two level-1 trauma centres in the Neth...

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Autores principales: Hellebrekers, Pien, Verhofstad, Michiel H. J., Leenen, Luke P. H., Varol, Hilal, van Lieshout, Esther M. M., Hietbrink, Falco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7691296/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31312856
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00068-019-01182-6