Risk for Staphylococcal Prosthetic Joint Infection After Bacteremia

In an analysis of patients with arthroplasties and staphylococcal bacteremia, 41% developed a joint infection.

More patients are undergoing prosthetic joint replacement. Infection is a persistent complication, particularly from Staphylococcus aureus. Small studies have suggested that from 30% to 40% of prosthetic joint infections occur at the time of S. aureus bacteremia (SAB). To identify clinical predictors for SAB-associated prosthetic joint infections, researchers used data from a previously published study on SAB to examine the relationship between this infection and subsequent prosthetic joint infection.

Among 678 patients with SAB, 97 patients had a total of 166 existing arthroplasties. Twelve patients who developed postsurgical or indeterminant-source joint infection were excluded. In the remaining 85 patients, 35 (41%) developed a joint infe…

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Neil M. Ampel, MD

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Neil M. Ampel, MD

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Risk for Staphylococcal Prosthetic Joint Infection After Bacteremia

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