Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection in patients with prosthetic joint included in the prospective VIRSTA cohort study: frequency and time of occurrence of periprosthetic joint infection | Zendy

S. Dufour | Zendy; Lionel Piroth | Zendy; Catherine Chirouze | Zendy; Pierre Tattevin | Zendy; Agathe Becker | Zendy; P. Braquet | Zendy; Tristan Ferry | Zendy; Xavier Duval | Zendy; Vincent Le Moing | Zendy

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Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection in patients with prosthetic joint included in the prospective VIRSTA cohort study: frequency and time of occurrence of periprosthetic joint infection

Author(s) -

S. Dufour,

Lionel Piroth,

Catherine Chirouze,

Pierre Tattevin,

Agathe Becker,

P. Braquet,

Tristan Ferry,

Xavier Duval,

Vincent Le Moing

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/ofz515

Subject(s) - medicine , periprosthetic , staphylococcus aureus , bacteremia , joint infections , cohort , bloodstream infection , prospective cohort study , staphylococcal infections , arthroplasty , surgery , cohort study , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , bacteria , biology , genetics

Among 143 patients of the VIRSTA cohort study having Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and an arthroplasty implanted for more than a year, S. aureus periprosthetic joint infection was observed in 19%. Signs of infection (pain and swelling) were always present, in median 1 day (extremes: 0- 21) after onset of bacteremia.

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