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Timing and duration of antibiotic prophylaxis is associated with the risk of infection after hip and knee arthroplasty

AIMS: Antibiotic prophylaxis involving timely administration of appropriately dosed antibiotic is considered effective to reduce the risk of surgical site infection (SSI) after total hip and total knee arthroplasty (THA/TKA). Cephalosporins provide effective prophylaxis, although evidence regarding...

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Autores principales: Badge, Helen, Churches, Timothy, Xuan, Wei, Naylor, Justine M., Harris, Ian A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8965789/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35302396
http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/2633-1462.33.BJO-2021-0181.R1