Open AccessTwo-stage revision arthroplasty for coagulase-negative staphylococcal periprosthetic joint infection of the hip and knee
Author(s) -
Ewout S. Veltman,
Dirk Jan F Moojen,
M L van Ogtrop,
Rudolf W. Poolman
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of orthopedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.76
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 2218-5836
DOI - 10.5312/wjo.v10.i10.348
Subject(s) - medicine , periprosthetic , cons , stage (stratigraphy) , surgery , antibiotics , prosthesis , arthroplasty , infection rate , microbiology and biotechnology , paleontology , computer science , biology , programming language
Periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) are frequently caused by coagulase-negative Staphylococci (CoNS), which is known to be a hard-to-treat microorganism. Antibiotic resistance among causative pathogens of PJI is increasing. Two-stage revision is the favoured treatment for chronic CoNS infection of a hip or knee prosthesis. We hypothesised that the infection eradication rate of our treatment protocol for two-stage revision surgery for CoNS PJI of the hip and knee would be comparable to eradication rates described in the literature.