Methicillin-resistant Infection After Hip and Knee Replacement: Reason to Change Practice?
Infection after a primary total-joint replacement can be devastating. If the infecting organism is methicillin resistant, the chance of successful eradication of the infection is considerably decreased. What is more concerning is that these organisms are becoming increasingly common in periprostheti...
Main Authors: | Andrew P. Van Houwelingen, Donald S. Garbuz, Bassam A. Masri, Clive P. Duncan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2012-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210491711000406 |
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