Superinfection with Difficult-to-Treat Pathogens Significantly Reduces the Outcome of Periprosthetic Joint Infections

• Main Authors: Ali Darwich (Author), Franz-Joseph Dally (Author), Khaled Abu Olba (Author), Elisabeth Mohs (Author), Sascha Gravius (Author), Svetlana Hetjens (Author), Elio Assaf (Author), Mohamad Bdeir (Author)
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• Udgivet: MDPI AG, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a serious complication after total joint arthroplasty. In the course of a PJI, superinfections with pathogens that do not match the primary infecting micro-organism may occur. To our knowledge, there are no published data on the outcome of such infections in t...