Infection News

According to published results, patients with PTSD may be at an increased risk for postoperative ED visits, periprosthetic joint infections and revision surgery after total knee arthroplasty compared with patients without PTSD.

Treating patients with bone and joint infections with oral antibiotics led to more patients being discharged exclusively on oral antibiotics and shorter hospital stays without increasing rates of treatment failure, researchers found in a study.

DALLAS — Results showed a high rate of Cutibacterium acnes for patients having total hip arthroplasty, with no significant difference in the positive culture rate between standard surgical preparation or preparation with benzoyl peroxide.

DALLAS — Results showed betadine wash, vancomycin powder and betadine wash plus vancomycin powder had no differences in wound complication, superficial infection and deep periprosthetic joint infection rates after total joint replacement.

DALLAS — In this video, Nicholas A. Bedard, MD, discusses results that showed about 20% of patients with periprosthetic joint infections of the knee met eligibility criteria for one-stage exchange.

Each year, from Nov. 18 to Nov. 24, the CDC’s U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week raises awareness about antimicrobial resistance and encourages the appropriate use of antibiotics and antifungals.

DALLAS — Data presented at the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Annual Meeting showed use of intraosseous vancomycin infusion may reduce periprosthetic joint infection vs. IV vancomycin in revision total knee arthroplasty.

SAN ANTONIO — In this video, Grant E. Garrigues, MD, FAAOS, spoke about common considerations for addressing infections in shoulder and elbow surgery such as diagnosis, preparation, prevention, gender differences, antibiotics and revision.

We are all called to make innumerable decisions every day, especially in surgery. Trouble is, many of us decide courses of actions in haste or amidst fear, fatigue or brain fog.