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[[Category:Bone and joint infections]]
[[Category:Infectious diseases]]

== Background ==
== Background ==


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* Prosthetic Joint Infection. ''Clin Micro Rev''. 2014;27(2):302-345. doi: [https://doi.org/10.1128/CMR.00111-13 10.1128/CMR.00111-13]
* Prosthetic Joint Infection. ''Clin Micro Rev''. 2014;27(2):302-345. doi: [https://doi.org/10.1128/CMR.00111-13 10.1128/CMR.00111-13]

[[Category:Bone and joint infections]]
[[Category:Infectious diseases]]

Revision as of 17:04, 17 August 2020

Background

Microbiology

Epidemiology

Pathophysiology

  • Bacteria grown on the prosthesis in a biofilm, making it resistant to medical management

Further Reading

References

  1. ^  Werner Zimmerli, Parham Sendi. Role of Rifampin against Staphylococcal Biofilm InfectionsIn Vitro, in Animal Models, and in Orthopedic-Device-Related Infections. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2018;63(2):e01746-18. doi:10.1128/aac.01746-18.
  2. ^  James B. Doub, Emily L. Heil, Afua Ntem-Mensah, Renaldo Neeley, Patrick R. Ching. Rifabutin Use in Staphylococcus Biofilm Infections: A Case Series. Antibiotics. 2020;9(6):326. doi:10.3390/antibiotics9060326.