Characteristics of prosthetic joint infections due to Enterococcus sp and predictors of failure: a multi‐national study
In conclusion, prosthetic joint infections due to Enterococcus sp were diagnosed within the first 2 years from arthroplasty in >70% of the cases, almost 50% had ≥1 co‐morbidity and were frequently polymicrobial infections (54%). The global failure rate was 44% and patients with co‐morbidities, fever, and diagnosed within the first 2 years from arthroplasty had a poor prognosis.
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Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection - Category: Microbiology Authors: Eduard Tornero, Eric Senneville, Gorane Euba, Sabine Petersdorf, Dolors Rodriguez‐Pardo, Botond Lakatos, Matteo Carlo Ferrari, Martín Pilares, Alberto Bahamonde, Rihard Trebse, Natividad Benito, Lluisa Sorli, María Dolores del Toro, Josu Miren Baraiae Tags: Original Article Source Type: research