Vancomycin prophylaxis in prosthetic joint surgery?

Erlangga Yusuf; Peter D. Croughs

doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2019.10.007

doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2019.10.007

Vancomycin prophylaxis in prosthetic joint surgery?

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Clinical Microbiology and Infection14.20

Volume: 26, Issue: 1, Pages: 3 - 5

Published: Jan 1, 2020

Abstract

The efficacy of preoperative surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in preventing surgical site infection has been established [1Tande A.J. Patel R. Prosthetic joint infection.Clin Microbiol Rev. 2014; 27: 302-345Crossref PubMed Scopus (768) Google Scholar, 2AlBuhairn B. Hind D. Hutchinson A. Antibiotic prophylaxis for wound infections in total joint arthroplasty: a systematic review.J Bone Jt Surg Ser B. 2008; 90: 915-919Crossref PubMed Scopus (188)...