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Outcomes After Pseudomonas Prosthetic Joint Infections.

James A NunleyAndrew M SchwartzColleen M WixtedIsabel P PradoBreanna A PolascikJessica L SeidelmanThorsten M Seyler
Published in: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (2024)
Pseudomonas infections often present as polymicrobial PJIs but are difficult to eradicate in either polymicrobial or monomicrobial setting. A review of the current literature on Pseudomonas PJI reveals favorable infection clearance rates (63 to 80%) after DAIR while infection clearance rates (33 to 83%) vary widely after two-stage revision.
Keyphrases
  • biofilm formation
  • plant growth
  • total knee arthroplasty
  • systematic review
  • pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • staphylococcus aureus