Treatment of periprosthetic joint infections guided by minimum biofilm eradication concentration (MBEC) in addition to minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC): protocol for a prospective randomised clinical trial

INTRODUCTION: Prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) are disastrous complications for patients and costly for healthcare organisations. They may promote bacterial resistance due to the extensive antibiotic use necessary in the PJI treatment. The PJI incidence is estimated to be 1%–3%, but the absolute n...

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Autores principales: Tillander, Jonatan A N, Rilby, Karin, Svensson Malchau, Karin, Skovbjerg, Susann, Lindberg, Erika, Rolfson, Ola, Trobos, Margarita
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2022
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Infectious Diseases
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9478849/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36109038
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058168

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