Use of gentamicin-impregnated beads or sponges in the treatment of early acute periprosthetic joint infection: a propensity score analysis | Zendy

Marjan WouthuyzenBakker | Zendy; Claudia Löwik | Zendy; Bas A.S. Knobben | Zendy; Wierd P Zijlstra | Zendy; Joris J. W. Ploegmakers | Zendy; Glen Mithoe | Zendy; Aziz Al Moujahid | Zendy; Greetje A. Kampinga | Zendy; Paul C. Jutte | Zendy

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Use of gentamicin-impregnated beads or sponges in the treatment of early acute periprosthetic joint infection: a propensity score analysis

Author(s) -

Marjan WouthuyzenBakker,

Claudia Löwik,

Bas A.S. Knobben,

Wierd P Zijlstra,

Joris J. W. Ploegmakers,

Glen Mithoe,

Aziz Al Moujahid,

Greetje A. Kampinga,

Paul C. Jutte

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dky354

Subject(s) - gentamicin , periprosthetic , medicine , propensity score matching , debridement (dental) , antibiotics , surgery , implant , aminoglycoside , confounding , arthroplasty , biology , microbiology and biotechnology

Early acute periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) treated with debridement, antibiotics and implant retention (DAIR) have failure rates ranging from 10% to 60%. We determined the efficacy of applying local gentamicin-impregnated beads and/or sponges during debridement in early PJI.

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