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

• Hoofdauteurs: Ali Darwich (Auteur), Franz-Joseph Dally (Auteur), Khaled Abu Olba (Auteur), Elisabeth Mohs (Auteur), Sascha Gravius (Auteur), Svetlana Hetjens (Auteur), Elio Assaf (Auteur), Mohamad Bdeir (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: 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...