Two-stage revision of infected hip arthroplasty using an antibiotic-loaded spacer: Retrospective comparison between short-term and prolonged antibiotic therapy

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 392-397

  Hsieh, Pang Hsin ^a,b   Huang, Kuo Chin ^a,b   Lee, Po Cheng ^a,b   Lee, Mel S ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antibiotic policy; Bone infections; Joint infections; Orthopaedic surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; CEMENT; GENTAMICIN; POLYMER; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEUTROPENIA; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; REINFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHROPLASTY; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650723494     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkp177     Document Type: Article

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