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Prosthetic-Joint Infections

2004; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 351; Issue: 16 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejmra040181

1533-4406

Werner Zimmerli, Andrej Trampuž, P. E. Ochsner,

Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management

Modern techniques have reduced the frequency of infections that are associated with prosthetic joints, but such infections continue to pose difficult problems in clinical management. Advances in understanding biofilms and the pathogenesis of microbial interactions with the implant have led to more rational approaches to therapy. This review offers guidance in establishing the diagnosis correctly and an algorithm summarizing the appropriate medical and surgical options.