Efficacy of indefinite chronic oral antimicrobial suppression for prosthetic joint infection in the elderly: a comparative study

Prendki, Virginie; Sergent, P.; Barrelet, A.; Oziol, E.; Beretti, E.; Berlioz-Thibal, M.; Bouchand, F.; Dauchy, F.A.; Forestier, E.; Gavazzi, G.; Ronde-Oustau, C.; Stirnemann, Jérôme; Dinh, A.

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2017.05.008

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English

Efficacy of indefinite chronic oral antimicrobial suppression for prosthetic joint infection in the elderly: a comparative study

ContributorsPrendki, Virginie

; Sergent, P.; Barrelet, A.; Oziol, E.; Beretti, E.; Berlioz-Thibal, M.; Bouchand, F.; Dauchy, F.A.; Forestier, E.; Gavazzi, G.; Ronde-Oustau, C.; Stirnemann, Jérôme; Dinh, A.

Published inInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases, vol. 60, p. 57-60

Publication date2017

Abstract

During prosthetic joint infection (PJI), surgical management is sometimes impossible and indefinite chronic oral antimicrobial suppression (ICOAS) may be the only option. The outcomes of elderly patients who benefited from ICOAS with strictly palliative intent were evaluated.

Keywords

Elderly
Prosthetic joint infection
Suppressive antimicrobial therapy

Affiliation entities

Research groups

Démence du sujet âgé, troubles cognitifs, la symptomatologie cognitive (577)

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PRENDKI, Virginie et al. Efficacy of indefinite chronic oral antimicrobial suppression for prosthetic joint infection in the elderly: a comparative study. In: International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017, vol. 60, p. 57–60. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2017.05.008