Metabolic factors and post-traumatic arthritis may influence the increased rate of surgical site infection in patients with human immunodeficiency virus following total hip arthroplasty.
Carol A LinPhillip H BehrensGuy PaiementW David HardyJames MirochaRobert L RettigHeidi L KiziahAndrew G RudikoffAntonio Hernandez ContePublished in: Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research (2020)
Immunologic status as measured by CD4+ cell count, HIV viral load, and medical therapy do not appear to influence the development of SSI in HIV+ patients undergoing THA. Metabolic factors and post-traumatic arthritis may influence the increased rate of infection in HIV+ patients following THA.
Keyphrases
- human immunodeficiency virus
- antiretroviral therapy
- surgical site infection
- hiv infected
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv positive
- hiv aids
- hiv testing
- patients undergoing
- total hip arthroplasty
- end stage renal disease
- rheumatoid arthritis
- newly diagnosed
- men who have sex with men
- chronic kidney disease
- healthcare
- ejection fraction
- prognostic factors
- south africa
- patient reported outcomes
- peripheral blood