A Comparison of Causative Pathogens in Bone and Prosthetic Joint Infections: Implications for Antimicrobial Therapy †
Annalise Unsworth, Bernadette Young, Matthew Scarborough, Martin McNally · 2024
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Germs behind bone infections differ from those behind joint implant infections, Annalise Unsworth and co-authors find in a 2024 study. Knowing likely germs steers the first antibiotics given before lab results land. Records cover four hundred forty patients operated on across four years.
Three infection types are compared: bone infection, fracture-fixation infection, and prosthetic joint infection. Joint implant patients skewed older, more often female, and heavier. Species grown and drug resistance patterns are tallied by type. If the germ mix truly differs by site, starter antibiotic plans should be written per infection type rather than one shared guess.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Annalise Unsworth, Bernadette Young, Matthew Scarborough, Martin McNally |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 22 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |