Infection News

Results showed rapid exchange arthroplasty with intra-articular antibiotic irrigation for treatment of periprosthetic joint infection may have a higher rate of treatment success at 6 months compared with two-stage exchange arthroplasty.

Results presented here showed delays from admission to debridement, antibiotic and implant retention for periprosthetic joint infection after total knee arthroplasty may result in poor outcomes.

Synovial fluid absolute neutrophil count may be superior in detecting periprosthetic joint infection compared with synovial fluid white blood cell count and synovial fluid polymorphonuclear percentage, according to results presented here.

Results presented at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting showed combined primary and extended oral antibiotics may predict lower treatment failure rates for periprosthetic joint infection after total knee arthroplasty.

Results presented at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting revealed 40 international Delphi consensus statements on wound closure and dressing management in total hip and knee arthroplasty.

Results presented at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting showed dalbavancin may be an effective antibiotic for treatment of gram-positive periprosthetic joint infections.

Results presented at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting showed 1.5-stage revision for periprosthetic joint infection after total hip arthroplasty may not be equivalent to two-stage revision.

Results presented at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting showed the 2018 International Consensus Meeting criteria may effectively identify periprosthetic joint infection in revision shoulder arthroplasty.

Results presented at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting showed suppression antibiotics may improve survival rates for patients with a prosthetic joint infection of the hip or knee with retained hardware.

For patients with chronic periprosthetic joint infection, multistage revision total knee arthroplasty procedures were associated with high remission rates and low mortality at minimum 5-year follow-up, according to published results.