Emergence of Antibiotic Resistance Across Two-Stage Revision for Periprosthetic Joint Infection

The current preferred treatment for chronic hip and knee periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) involves both surgical intervention and antibiotic treatment as part of a two-stage revision. The purpose of this study is to determine how often patients who underwent a two-stage revision for chronic PJI developed a subsequent antibiotic-resistant infection.
Source: The Journal of Arthroplasty - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research