Open AccessThe necessity of treating asymptomatic bacteriuria with antibiotics in the perioperative period of joint arthroplasty: a metaanalysis
Author(s) -
Sayed Abdulla Jami,
Shi Jian Dang,
Zhanwen Zhou,
Changhao Liu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
turkish journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1303-6165
pISSN - 1300-0144
DOI - 10.3906/sag-2003-22
Subject(s) - medicine , periprosthetic , perioperative , bacteriuria , asymptomatic , odds ratio , incidence (geometry) , antibiotics , joint arthroplasty , cochrane library , surgery , asymptomatic bacteriuria , meta analysis , arthroplasty , urinary system , microbiology and biotechnology , physics , optics , biology
Oral antibiotics are usually used to treat asymptomatic bacteriuria during the perioperative period of joint replacement. However, there is no unified conclusion as to whether asymptomatic bacteriuria causes infection around joint prostheses, and the efficacy of antibiotics is unknown.