Periprosthetic Joint Infections as a Consequence of Bacteremia
Author(s) -
M. Honkanen,
Esa Jämsen,
Matti Karppelin,
Reetta Huttunen,
Antti Eskelinen,
Jaana Syrjänen
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofz218
Subject(s) - bacteremia , medicine , periprosthetic , odds ratio , univariate analysis , logistic regression , confidence interval , staphylococcus aureus , surgery , multivariate analysis , antibiotics , arthroplasty , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , biology , genetics
The development of a PJI during bacteremia depends on the pathogen causing the bacteremia and the timing of bacteremia with respect to previous joint replacement surgery. However, significant patient-related risk factors for PJI during bacteremia could not be found.
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