Prosthetic Joint Infection Trends at a Dedicated Orthopaedics Specialty Hospital
Introduction. Historically, a majority of prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) grew Gram-positive bacteria. While previous studies stratified PJI risk with specific organisms by patient comorbidities, we compared infection rates and microbiologic characteristics of PJIs by hospital setting: a dedicate...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2019-01-01
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Series: | Advances in Orthopedics |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4629503 |