RT Book, Section A1 McGough, III, Richard L. A1 St. Louis, Kwesi A2 McMahon, Patrick J. A2 Skinner, Harry B. SR Print(0) ID 1181618197 T1 Orthopedic Infections: Basic Principles of Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment T2 Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Orthopedics, 6e YR 2021 FD 2021 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781260135978 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181618197 RD 2024/11/08 AB Orthopedic infections are common entities. Although extremely uncommon, orthopedic infections can arise de novo, even in healthy hosts. Orthopedic infections are unfortunately one of the most common and most serious surgical complications as well. Infections, especially iatrogenic and nosocomial infections, are receiving increasing attention and visibility in the lay press. There is no shortage of popular media describing individual or institutional infectious complications, and there is a rapidly evolving movement by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to not reimburse institutions for the treatment of nosocomial infection. For this reason, infection prevention, recognition, and prompt attention are of paramount importance.