Chronic Suppression of Periprosthetic Joint Infections with Oral Antibiotics Increases Infection-Free Survivorship
Conclusions:
Chronic suppression with oral antibiotics increased the infection-free prosthetic survival rate following surgical treatment for periprosthetic joint infection. Patients who underwent irrigation and debridement with polyethylene exchange and those who had a Staphylococcus aureus infection had the greatest benefit.
Level of Evidence:
Therapeutic Level III. See the Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
Source: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Siqueira, M. B. P., Saleh, A., Klika, A. K., O'Rourke, C., Schmitt, S., Higuera, C. A., Barsoum, W. K. Tags: Hip, Infection, Knee Scientific Articles Source Type: research