Periprosthetic joint infection with negative culture results: Clinical characteristics and treatment outcome

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 899-903

  Choi, Ho Rim ^a   Kwon, Young Min ^a   Freiberg, Andrew A ^a   Nelson, Sandra B ^a   Malchau, Henrik ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical characteristics; Negative culture result; Periprosthetic joint infection; Treatment outcomes

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BONE NECROSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; HIP DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; KNEE DISLOCATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PERIPROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTION; PROGNOSIS; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84878195769     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2012.10.022     Document Type: Article

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