Outcomes After Pseudomonas Prosthetic Joint Infections

CONCLUSION: Pseudomonas infections often present as polymicrobial PJIs but are difficult to eradicate in either polymicrobial or monomicrobial setting. A review of the current literature on Pseudomonas PJI reveals favorable infection clearance rates (63 to 80%) after DAIR while infection clearance rates (33 to 83%) vary widely after two-stage revision.PMID:38354412 | DOI:10.5435/JAAOS-D-23-00704

Source: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - February 14, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Billy I Kim Andrew M Schwartz Colleen M Wixted Isabel P Prado Breanna A Polascik Jessica L Seidelman Thorsten M Seyler Source Type: research