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Duration of post-surgical antibiotic therapy for adult chronic osteomyelitis: a single-centre experience

ContributorsRod Fleury, Thierry; Dunkel, Nathalie; Assal, Mathieu; Rohner, Peter; Tahintzi, Phedon; Bernard, Louis; Hoffmeyer, Pierre; Lew, Daniel Pablo; Uckay, Ilker
Published inInternational orthopaedics, vol. 35, no. 11, p. 1725-1731
Publication date2011
Abstract

The optimal duration of concomitant antibiotic therapy after surgical intervention for implant-free chronic osteomyelitis is unknown. No randomized data exist. Available recommendations are based on expert's opinion. We evaluated the duration of post-surgical antibiotic treatment related to remission of chronic osteomyelitis.

Keywords
  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage/therapeutic use
  • Chronic Disease
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intravenous
  • Length of Stay
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteomyelitis/drug therapy/microbiology
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections/microbiology/prevention & control
  • Remission Induction
  • Reoperation
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Time Factors
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ROD FLEURY, Thierry et al. Duration of post-surgical antibiotic therapy for adult chronic osteomyelitis: a single-centre experience. In: International orthopaedics, 2011, vol. 35, n° 11, p. 1725–1731. doi: 10.1007/s00264-011-1221-y
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