Bacteria drug resistance profile affects knee and hip periprosthetic joint infection outcome with debridement, antibiotics and implant retention.
Bruno Alves RudelliPedro Nogueira GiglioVladimir Cordeiro de CarvalhoJosé Ricardo PécoraHenrique Melo Campos GurgelRicardo Gomes GobbiJosé Riccardo Negreiros VicenteAna Lucia Lei Munhoz LimaCamilo Partezani HelitoPublished in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2020)
DAIR showed a good success rate in cases of early acute infection by multidrug-sensitive bacteria. In the presence of infection by multidrug-resistant bacteria or association with rheumatic diseases the treatment failure rate was higher and other surgical options should be considered in this specific population. The MRSA group showed intermediate results between MSB and MRB and should be carefully evaluated.