Obese patients have higher rates of polymicrobial and Gram-negative early periprosthetic joint infec...
Obese patients have higher rates of polymicrobial and Gram-negative early periprosthetic joint infections of the hip than non-obese patients
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Löwik, Claudia A M , Zijlstra, Wierd P , Knobben, Bas A S , Ploegmakers, Joris J W , Dijkstra, Baukje , de Vries, Astrid J , Kampinga, Greetje A , Mithoe, Glen , Al Moujahid, Aziz , Jutte, Paul C , Wouthuyzen-Bakker, Marjan , Northern Infection Network Joint Arthroplasty (NINJA) and for the Northern Infection Network Joint Arthroplasty (NINJA)
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Obese patients are more likely to develop periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) after primary total joint arthroplasty. This study compared the clinical and microbiological characteristics of non-obese, obese and severely obese patients with early PJI, in order to ultimately optimize antibiotic prophylaxis and other prevention measures for this spec...
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Obese patients have higher rates of polymicrobial and Gram-negative early periprosthetic joint infections of the hip than non-obese patients
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Author / Creator
Zijlstra, Wierd P
Knobben, Bas A S
Ploegmakers, Joris J W
Dijkstra, Baukje
de Vries, Astrid J
Kampinga, Greetje A
Mithoe, Glen
Al Moujahid, Aziz
Jutte, Paul C
Wouthuyzen-Bakker, Marjan
Northern Infection Network Joint Arthroplasty (NINJA)
for the Northern Infection Network Joint Arthroplasty (NINJA)
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_2205395361
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_2205395361
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0215035
