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...

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Main Authors: Robert P. Runner, Amanda Mener, James R. Roberson, Thomas L. Bradbury, George N. Guild, Scott D. Boden, Greg A. Erens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Advances in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4629503