Truth in DAIR: Duration of Therapy and the Use of Quinolone/Rifampin-Based Regimens After Debridement and Implant Retention for Periprosthetic Joint Infections.
Don Bambino Geno TaiElie F BerbariGina A SuhBrian D LahrMatthew P AbdelAaron J TandePublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2022)
The duration of initial IV antibiotic therapy did not correlate with treatment failure in this cohort of patients. Rifampin use is recommended for staphylococcal knee PJI. There was no apparent benefit of FQ use in staphylococcal PJI.
Keyphrases
- staphylococcus aureus
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- total knee arthroplasty
- methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- computed tomography
- stem cells
- magnetic resonance
- patient reported outcomes
- patient reported
- bone marrow
- soft tissue
- anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction