Infection News

Accelerated severity of illness score may provide an enhanced predictive model for cases of complicated osteomyelitis in children, according to data presented at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting.

Results presented at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting showed single-stage arthroplasty exchange may be an alternative to two-stage exchange in patients without prior infection surgery and bone or soft tissue compromise.

Extended oral antibiotics may alter the microbiology of recurrent prosthetic joint infections following two-stage reimplantation, according to data presented at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting.

Results presented at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting showed use of extended oral antibiotics may decrease the rate of prosthetic joint infections after total joint arthroplasty.

Results presented here showed a “dry tap,” which occurs when little to no synovial fluid is able to be aspirated, may not be a reliable predictor for the absence of infection after total hip arthroplasty.

For the 14th straight year, Hospital for Special Surgery has been named the top hospital in the United States for orthopedic care, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” survey.

ORLANDO — An initiative that focused on surgical patients’ paths from pre-op meetings to hospital discharge reduced neurosurgical infections by more than 80% over 2 years at a Pittsburgh hospital, researchers reported.

Results showed patients who had periprosthetic joint infection after total joint arthroplasty may have difficulty performing everyday tasks and returning to work.

The controversy over fixation in the obese patient population undergoing TKA remains unsolved.

Cefuroxime surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis should be administered within 60 minutes prior to incision to maximize risk reduction for surgical site infection in patients undergoing surgery, according to published results.