Guiding empirical antibiotic therapy in orthopaedics: The microbiology of prosthetic joint infection managed by debridement, irrigation and prosthesis retention.
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Abstract
This study describes the microbiological spectrum of prosthetic joint infection (PJI)
managed by debridement, washout and retention and so guides the choice of empirical
antibiotics within this patient group.