Risk of infection following total knee arthroplasty in patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria: A meta-analysis

Introduction: In recent years, the treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria (AB) is a topic approached in the orthopedic literature, with conflicting results about the need for treatment in the preoperative total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Objective: Systematic review with meta-analysis relating the pres...

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Main Authors: David Sadigursky, Mariana Drummond Sousa, Lucas Rocha de Jesus, José Marques Neto, Diogo Maciel Vieira Lobão, Matheus Lemos Azi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Orthopedics, Traumatology and Rehabilitation
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Online Access:http://www.jotr.in/article.asp?issn=0975-7341;year=2020;volume=12;issue=1;spage=1;epage=5;aulast=Sadigursky