Think Twice before Prescribing Antibiotics for That Swollen Knee: The Influence of Antibiotics on the Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection

Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a rare but devastating complication after total joint arthroplasty. An estimated 7–12% of patients have negative cultures despite clear clinical evidence of infection. One oft-cited reason for this occurrence is the administration of antibiotics in the weeks p...

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Autores principales: Goh, Graham S., Parvizi, Javad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
Materias:
Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7911292/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33530305
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10020114

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7911292/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33530305
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10020114

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