Infection News

ChatGPT correctly answered 54.3% of questions on the Orthopaedic In-Training Examination, a grade that corresponds with those from a postgraduate year-1 orthopedic resident, according to published results.

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The probability of infection increases by 0.17% for every 6-hour delay in debridement for patients who undergo intramedullary nailing of an open femoral or tibial fracture, according to published results.

According to results published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, conventional ventilation and laminar airflow were effective for keeping methylmethacrylate fumes below harmful levels during closed bone cement mixing under vacuum.

Published results showed implementation of a surgical site infection prevention bundle may decrease rates of deep incisional or organ space Staphylococcus aureus surgical site infections after total joint arthroplasty.

Preoperative antibiotic exposure may decrease operative culture yield in patients with native joint septic arthritis, according to data presented at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting.

A longer course of antibiotics may not be associated with improved rates of surgery-free survival in patients with infection after fracture fixation, according to recently presented data.

Results presented at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting showed two-stage exchange arthroplasty with local antibiotic irrigation may be a safe delivery method in the treatment of chronic periprosthetic joint infections.

The CDC Surgical Wound Classification may have predictive limitations for surgical site infections among lower extremity fractures, according to recently presented data.

Cutibacterium-positive prosthetic joint infection cultures after total hip and total knee arthroplasty may lead to subtle clinical and laboratory changes, according to a presentation at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting.