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

• Autores principales: Ali Darwich (Autor), Franz-Joseph Dally (Autor), Khaled Abu Olba (Autor), Elisabeth Mohs (Autor), Sascha Gravius (Autor), Svetlana Hetjens (Autor), Elio Assaf (Autor), Mohamad Bdeir (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: MDPI AG, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Materias: article
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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...