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In vivo analysis of a first-in-class tri-alkyl norspermidine-biaryl antibiotic in an active release coating to reduce the risk of implant-related infection

Williams DL, Epperson RT, Ashton NN, Taylor NB, Kawaguchi B, Olsen RE, Haussener TJ, Sebahar PR, Allyn G, Looper RE. Acta Biomater. 2019 Jan 31. pii: S1742-7061(19)30077-7. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2019.01.055.

Mortality During Total Hip Periprosthetic Joint Infection

Natsuhara KM, Shelton TJ, Meehan JP, Lum ZC. J Arthroplasty. 2018 Dec 24. pii: S0883-5403(18)31225-7. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2018.12.024.

Continuous Antibiotic Therapy Can Reduce Recurrence of Prosthetic Joint Infection in Patients Undergoing 2-Stage Exchange

Ascione T, Balato G, Mariconda M, Rotondo R, Baldini A, Pagliano P. J Arthroplasty. 2018 Dec 20. pii: S0883-5403(18)31218-X. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2018.12.017

The Timing of Corticosteroid Injections After Arthroscopic Shoulder Procedures Affects Postoperative Infection Risk

Kew ME, Cancienne JM, Christensen JE, Werner BC. Am J Sports Med. 2019 Feb 13:363546518825348. doi: 10.1177/0363546518825348.

Polymerase chain reaction assay using the restriction fragment length polymorphism technique in the detection of prosthetic joint infections: A Multi-Centered Study.

Moshirabadi A, Razi M, Arasteh P, Sarzaeem MM, Ghaffari S, Aminiafshar S, Hosseinian Khosroshahy K, Sheikholeslami FM. J Arthroplasty. 2018 Oct 25. pii: S0883-5403(18)31057-X. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2018.10.017. [Epub ahead of print].

Oral versus Intravenous Antibiotics for Bone and Joint Infection

Ho-Kwong Li, M.R.C.P., Ines Rombach, D.Phil., Rhea Zambellas, M.Sc., A. Sarah Walker, Ph.D., Martin A. McNally, F.R.C.S.(Orth.), Bridget L. Atkins, F.R.C.P., Benjamin A. Lipsky, M.D., Harriet C. Hughes, M.A.(Cantab.), Deepa Bose, F.R.C.S., Michelle Kümin, Ph.D., Claire Scarborough, M.R.C.P., Philippa C. Matthews, D.Phil., et al., for the OVIVA Trial Collaborators. N Engl J Med 2019; 380:425-436. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1710926

Reconsidering Strategies for Managing Chronic Periprosthetic Joint Infection in Total Knee Arthroplasty: Using Decision Analytics to Find the Optimal Strategy Between One-Stage and Two-Stage Total Knee Revision

Srivastava K, Bozic KJ, Silverton C, Nelson AJ, Makhni EC, Davis JJ.J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2019 Jan 2;101(1):14-24. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.17.00874.

Evaluation of Lipocalin-2 as a Biomarker of Periprosthetic Joint Infection

Andrea Vergara, Mariana J. Fernández-Pittol, Ernesto Muñoz-Mahamud, Laura Morata, Jordi Bosch, Jordi Vila, Alex Soriano, Climent Casals-Pascual

What Is the Role of Repeat Aspiration in the Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Hip Infection?

Jeffrey D. Hassebrock, MD, Michael G. Fox, MD, MBA, Mark J. Spangehl, MD, Matthew R. Neville, MS, Adam J. Schwartz, MD, MBA.

The prevention of infection

Alamanda VK, Springer BD. Bone Joint J. 2019 Jan;101-B(1_Supple_A):3-9. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.101B1.BJJ-2018-0233.R1.

Orthopedic Implant-Associated Infection by Multidrug Resistant Enterobacteriaceae

Pfang BG, García-Cañete J, García-Lasheras J, Blanco A, Auñón Á, Parron-Cambero R, Macías-Valcayo A, Esteban

Humidity a potential risk factor for prosthetic joint infection in a tropical Australian hospital

Armit D, Vickers M, Parr A, Van Rosendal S, Trott N, Gunasena R, Parkinson B. ANZ J Surg. 2018 Dec;88(12):1298-1301. doi: 10.1111/ans.14916. Epub 2018 Oct 24.

Irrigation and debridement with chronic antibiotic suppression for the management of infected total knee arthroplasty

Weston JT, Watts CD, Mabry TM, Hanssen AD, Berry DJ, Abdel MP. Bone Joint J. 2018 Nov;100-B(11):1471-1476.
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Alpha Defensin, Leukocyte Esterase, C-reactive Protein, and Leukocyte Count in Synovial Fluid for Pre-operative Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Infection.

Elena De Vecchi, Carlo Luca Romanò, Roberta De Grandi, Laura Cappelletti, Francesca Villa, and Lorenzo Drago. International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology 32 (2018): 205873841880607. doi:10.1177/2058738418806072.

Salvage Debridement, Antibiotics and Implant Retention (“DAIR”) With Local Injection of a Selected Cocktail of Bacteriophages: Is It an Option for an Elderly Patient With Relapsing Staphylococcus aureus Prosthetic-Joint Infection?

Tristan Ferry, Gilles Leboucher, Cindy Fevre, Yannick Herry, Anne Conrad, Jérôme Josse, Cécile Batailler, Christian Chidiac, Mathieu Medina, S Lustig, Frédéric Laurent, and Lyon BJI Study Group. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2018 Nov; 5(11): ofy269. Published online 2018 Oct 24. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofy269

Disseminated Infection of Encephalitozoon cuniculi Associated With Osteolysis of Hip Periprosthetic Tissue: Association Versus Causation

Trisha Peel Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 67, Issue 8, 28 September 2018, Pages 1235–1236

Pathogen elimination by probiotic Bacillus via signalling interference

Pipat Piewngam, Yue Zheng, Thuan H. Nguyen, Seth W. Dickey, Hwang-Soo Joo, Amer E. Villaruz, Kyle A. Glose, Emilie L. Fisher, Rachelle L. Hunt, Barry Li, Janice Chiou, Sujiraphong Pharkjaksu, Sunisa Khongthong, Gordon Y. C. Cheung, Pattarachai Kiratisin & Michael Otto Nature volume 562, pages 532–537 (2018)

Failure after two-stage exchange arthroplasty for treatment of periprosthetic joint infection: the role of antibiotics in the cement spacer

Wouthuyzen-Bakker M, Kheir MM, Moya I, Rondon AJ, Kheir M, Lozano L, Parvizi J, Soriano A.Clin Infect Dis. 2018 Oct 3. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy851.

Cutibacterium acnes and the shoulder microbiome

Qiu B, Al K, Pena-Diaz AM, Athwal GS, Drosdowech D, Faber KJ, Burton JP, O’Gorman DB. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2018 Oct;27(10):1734-1739.

Culturing periprosthetic tissue in blood culture bottles results in isolation of additional microorganisms.

van den Bijllaardt W, van der Jagt OP, Peijs M, Janssens M, Buiting AG, Reuwer AQ.

Evaluation of Bacteriophage Anti-Biofilm Activity for Potential Control of Orthopedic Implant-Related Infections Caused by Staphylococcus aureus

Morris J, Kelly N, Elliott L, Grant A, Wilkinson M, Hazratwala K, McEwen P. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2019 Jan;20(1):16-24. doi: 10.1089/sur.2018.135. Epub 2018 Sep 12.

Staphylococcus epidermidis from prosthetic joint infections induces lower IL‐1β release from human neutrophils than isolates from normal flora

Emeli Månsson, Bo Söderquist, Åsa Nilsdotter‐Augustinsson, Eva Särndahl, Isak Demirel
APMIS. 2018 Aug;126(8):678-684. doi: 10.1111/apm.12861.

Disseminated Infection of Encephalitozoon cuniculi Associated With Osteolysis of Hip Periprosthetic Tissue

Marta Kicia Maria Wesolowska Zaneta Kopacz Martin Kváč Bohumil Sak Magdalena Sokulska Kamil Cebulski Andrzej B Hendrich Andrzej Pozowski. Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 67, Issue 8, 28 September 2018, Pages 1228–1234

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