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Paper of the week: Humidity a potential risk factor for prosthetic joint infection in a tropical Australian hospital. Armit D, Vickers M, Parr A, Van Rosendal S, Trott N, Gunasena R, Parkinson B. ANZ J Surg. 2018 Dec;88(12):1298-1301. doi: 10.1111/ans.14916. Epub 2018 Oct 24. Summary and Editorial by Sreeram Penna and Javad Parvizi This study…
Title: Culturing periprosthetic tissue in blood culture bottles results in isolation of additional microorganisms. van den Bijllaardt W, van der Jagt OP, Peijs M, Janssens M, Buiting AG, Reuwer AQ. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 2018 Epub. DOI: 10.1007/s10096-018-3420-6 Summary and Editorial by Dr. Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker and Dr. Sreeram Penna The aim of this…
Please comment and discuss on Evaluation of Bacteriophage Anti-Biofilm Activity for Potential Control of Orthopedic Implant-Related Infections Caused by Staphylococcus Aureus. Link to article Link to pubmed
Alpha Defensin, Leukocyte Esterase, C-reactive Protein, and Leukocyte Count in Synovial Fluid for Pre-operative Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Infection. Elena De Vecchi, Carlo Luca Romanò, Roberta De Grandi, Laura Cappelletti, Francesca Villa, and Lorenzo Drago. International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology 32 (2018): 205873841880607. doi:10.1177/2058738418806072.
Dear Delegates many of you are still waiting to receive a hard copy of the ICM book. The 5000 copies we had are all accounted for at this point. We are planning to have 300-400 copies of the book for distribution at the AAOS either in some of our industry partners’ booth or during off-site…
Four versus six weeks of antibiotic therapy for osteoarticular infections after implant removal: a randomized trial. Benkabouche M, Racloz G, Spenchbach H, Lipsky BA, Gaspoz JM, Uçkay I. J Antimicrob Chemother 2019 May 18. Doi: 10.1093/jac/dkz202. Summary and editorial by Dr. Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker For several decades, osteoarticular infections after implant removal have been treated with…
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