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Is Asymptomatic Bacteriuria a Risk Factor for Prosthetic Joint Infection?

Author(s) -

Ricardo Sousa,

Ernesto Muñoz-Mahamud,

Jonathan Quayle,

Luis A. Costa,

Climent CasalsPascual,

Patrick Scott,

Pedro Nuno Leite,

P. Vilanova,

Sebastián García,

Maria Helena Ramos,

José G. Dias,

Álex Soriano,

A. Guyot

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciu235

Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic bacteriuria , bacteriuria , asymptomatic , urinary system , joint arthroplasty , complication , risk factor , surgery , infection risk , arthroplasty , intensive care medicine

Infection is a major complication after total joint arthroplasty. The urinary tract is a possible source of surgical site contamination, but the role of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) before elective surgery and the subsequent risk of infection is poorly understood.

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