The Clinical Outcome of Early Periprosthetic Joint Infections Caused by <i>Staphylococcus epidermidis</i> and Managed by Surgical Debridement in an Era of Increasing Resistance

• Main Authors: Nada S. Shabana (Author), Gesine Seeber (Author), Alex Soriano (Author), Paul C. Jutte (Author), Silvia Westermann (Author), Glenn Mithoe (Author), Loredana Pirii (Author), Théke Siebers (Author), Bas ten Have (Author), Wierd Zijlstra (Author), Djordje Lazovic (Author), Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: A risk factor for the failure of surgical debridement in patients with early periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) is the presence of multidrug-resistant microorganisms. Staphylococcus epidermidis is one of the most isolated microorganisms in PJI and is associated with emerging resista...