Microbiology of Prosthetic Joint Infections: A Retrospective Study of an Italian Orthopaedic Hospital

• Main Authors: Virginia Suardi (Author), Daniele Baroni (Author), Abdelrahman Hosni Abdelhamid Shahein (Author), Valentina Morena (Author), Nicola Logoluso (Author), Laura Mangiavini (Author), Antonio Virgilio Pellegrini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The most frequent cause of periprosthetic infections (PJIs) is intraoperative contamination; hence, antibiotic prophylaxis plays a crucial role in prevention. Modifications to standard prophylaxis can be considered if there is a high incidence of microorganisms resistant to current protocols. To dat...