Prosthetic joint infection development of an evidence-based diagnostic algorithm

Background Increasing rates of prosthetic joint infection (PJI) have presented challenges for general practitioners, orthopedic surgeons and the health care system in the recent years. The diagnosis of PJI is complex; multiple diagnostic tools are used in the attempt to correctly diagnose PJI. Evide...

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Published in:	European journal of medical research Vol. 22; no. 1; p. 8
Main Authors:	Mühlhofer, Heinrich M. L., Pohlig, Florian, Kanz, Karl-Georg, Lenze, Ulrich, Lenze, Florian, Toepfer, Andreas, Kelch, Sarah, Harrasser, Norbert, von Eisenhart-Rothe, Rüdiger, Schauwecker, Johannes
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 09.03.2017 BioMed Central Ltd Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Algorithms Antibiotics Arthroplasty, Replacement - adverse effects Arthroplasty, Replacement - standards Biomedicine Care and treatment Complications and side effects Diagnosis Diagnostic tests Evidence-Based Medicine - methods Evidence-Based Medicine - standards Humans Implants, Artificial Infection Infections Infectious Diseases Internal Medicine Joint Prosthesis - microbiology Joint surgery Medicine Medicine & Public Health Oncology Prostheses Prosthesis Prosthesis-Related Infections - diagnosis Prosthesis-Related Infections - drug therapy Staphylococcal Infections - diagnosis Staphylococcal Infections - drug therapy Studies Surgeons Surgery TKA Total joint replacement Revision surgery THA Prosthetic joint infection Algorithm
ISSN:	2047-783X, 0949-2321, 2047-783X
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