TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 201. Prosthetic Joint Infections
A1  - Tsaras, Geoffrey
A1  - Berbari, Elie F.
A2  - McKean, Sylvia C.
A2  - Ross, John J.
A2  - Dressler, Daniel D.
A2  - Brotman, Daniel J.
A2  - Ginsberg, Jeffrey S.
Y1  - 2012
N1  - 
T2  - Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine
AB  - How  can  prosthetic  joint  infection  (PJI)  be  distinguished  from  aseptic  failure  of  the  joint  arthroplasty  due  to  mechanical  loosening  or  dislocation?Which  pathogens  are  usually  responsible  for  PJIs?What  are  the  management  strategies  and  treatment  options  for  infected  prosthetic  joints?Can  an  infected  prosthetic  joint  be  effectively  treated  with  retention  of  the  prosthesis?What  is  the  optimal  antimicrobial  regimen  for  a  PJI?How  should  patients  with  PJI  s  on  long-term  parenteral  or  oral  antibiotics  be  monitored  and  followed  up?  
SN  - 
PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56210447
ER  -