Intraoperative Bacterial Contamination and Activity of Different Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Regimens in Primary Knee and Hip Replacement

• Main Authors: Alba Rivera (Author), Alba Sánchez (Author), Sonia Luque (Author), Isabel Mur (Author), Lluís Puig (Author), Xavier Crusi (Author), José Carlos González (Author), Luisa Sorlí (Author), Aránzazu González (Author), Juan Pablo Horcajada (Author), Ferran Navarro (Author), Natividad Benito (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (SAP) is important for the prevention of prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) and must be effective against the microorganisms most likely to contaminate the surgical site. Our aim was to compare different SAP regimens (cefazolin, cefuroxime, or vancomycin, alone or...