Antibiotic prophylaxis for dental procedures at risk of causing bacteremia among post-total joint arthroplasty patients: A survey of canadian orthopaedic surgeons and dental surgeons

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1091-1097

  Colterjohn, Tristan ^a,b   De Beer, Justin ^a,b   Petruccelli, Danielle ^a   Zabtia, Nazar ^a,b   Winemaker, Mitch ^a,b  

^a HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Bacteremia; Dental; Dental surgeons; Orthopedic surgeons; Survey; Total joint arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BACTEREMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DENTAL SURGEON; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NORMAL HUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTEREMIA; DENTAL; DENTAL SURGEONS; ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS; SURVEY; TOTAL JOINT ARTHROPLASTY;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; BACTEREMIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS;

EID: 84901021313     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2013.11.024     Document Type: Article

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