Antibiotic therapy duration for prosthetic joint infections treated by Debridement and Implant Retention (DAIR): Similar long-term remission for 6 weeks as compared to 12 weeks
Author(s) -
H. Chaussade,
Ilker Uçkay,
Albert Vuagnat,
J. Druon,
Guillaume Gras,
Philippe Rosset,
Benjamin A. Lipsky,
Louis Bernard
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2017.08.002
Subject(s) - medicine , implant , debridement (dental) , antibiotic therapy , surgery , antibiotics , duration (music) , term (time) , dentistry , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , art , physics , literature , quantum mechanics
The required duration of antibiotic treatment for prosthetic joint infections (PJI) with debridement and retention of the implant (DAIR procedure) is unknown.
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