Open AccessIs Patient-reported Penicillin Allergy Independently Associated with Increased Risk of Prosthetic Joint Infection After Total Joint Arthroplasty of the Hip, Knee, and Shoulder?
Author(s) -
Victor Wu,
Michael C. Iloanya,
Fernando L. Sanchez,
Charles R. Billings,
Michael J. O’Brien,
Felix H. Savoie,
William F. Sherman
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/corr.0000000000001497
Subject(s) - medicine , arthroplasty , orthopedic surgery , penicillin allergy , joint arthroplasty , knee joint , sports medicine , shoulder joint , surgery , penicillin , physical therapy , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Patients with a patient-reported penicillin allergy may be at greater risk for postoperative prosthetic joint infection (PJI) after total joint arthroplasty of the hip, knee, or shoulder. The increased risk of PJI in these patients has been attributed to these patients receiving a less-effective perioperative antibiotic. However, prior reports did not fully address the clinical characteristics of these unique patients, who may inherently be at greater risk of having a PJI, which may confound prior findings.