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ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA
Volume 35, Issue 3, Pages 189-195Publisher
EDICIONES DOYMA S A
DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2016.08.012
Keywords
Prosthetic joint infection; Arthroplasty infection; Guidelines
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- Instituto de Salud Carlos III [CD14/00176]
- Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness
- Plan Nacional de I+D+i
- Subdireccion General de Redes y Centros de Investigation Cooperativa
- Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad
- Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases [REIPI RD12/0015]
- European Development Regional Fund
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The incidence of prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is expected to increase in the coming years. PJI has serious consequences for patients, and high costs for the health system. The complexity of these infections makes it necessary to organize the vast quantity of information published in the last several years. The indications for the choice of a given surgical strategy and the corresponding antimicrobial therapy are specifically reviewed. The authors selected clinically relevant questions and then reviewed the available literature in order to give recommendations according to a pre-determined level of scientific evidence. The more controversial aspects were debated, and the final composition was agreed at an ad hoc meeting. Before its final publication, the manuscript was made available online in order that all SEIMC members were able to read it and make comments and suggestions. (C)2016 Elsevier Espana, S.L.U. and Sociedad Espanola de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica. All rights reserved.
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