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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"prosthetic joint infection"”.
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Developing an antibiogram for empiric antibiotic prescribing for orthopaedic infections in adult patients at a South African tertiary orthopaedic unit
… strategies in the treatment of fracture related infections, chronic osteomyelitis, prosthetic joint infection, and septic arthritis should be based on local microbiological antibiograms. Aim To describe the microbiology and review the antibiogram profiles of bacterial isolates from patients …
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Antimicrobial Properties of Graphite and Coal-Derived Graphene Oxides as an Advanced Coating for Titanium Implants
Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) poses a significant risk to implanted patients, requiring multiple surgeries with high rates of reinfection. The primary cause of such infections is otherwise innocuous bacterial species present on the skin that have survived sterilization protocols. Antibiotic …
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Revision knee replacement outcomes and implications for the organisation of care in the NHS: Can regional networks improve outcomes?
… following RevKR using data from the UK National Joint Registry (NJR), Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), and the Department of Health’s Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs). Semi-structured interviews were also conducted with patients and carers who had experience or knowledge of RevKR. …