Potential Use of Adjuvant Bacteriophage Therapy With Debridement, Antibiotics, and Implant Retention Surgery to Treat Chronic Prosthetic Joint Infections

The number of arthroplasties conducted annually continues to increase; however, approximately 1%–2% of all knee and hip arthroplasties will become infected. These prosthetic joint infections are costly, difficult to treat, and cause significant morbidity and mortality as a direct result of conventio...

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Autores principales: Doub, James B, Ng, Vincent Y, Johnson, Aaron, Amoroso, Anthony, Kottilil, Shyamasundaran, Wilson, Eleanor
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Perspectives
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8214010/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34159220
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab277

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