No need for broad-spectrum empirical antibiotic coverage after surgical drainage of orthopaedic implant infections

Schindler, Maximilian; Gamulin, Axel Dorian G.; Belaieff, Wilson; Francescato, Maruschka; Bonvin, Alexis; Graf, Véronique; Hoffmeyer, Pierre; Wyssa, Blaise Jean Albert; Uckay, Ilker

doi:10.1007/s00264-013-1924-3

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No need for broad-spectrum empirical antibiotic coverage after surgical drainage of orthopaedic implant infections

ContributorsSchindler, Maximilian; Gamulin, Axel Dorian G.; Belaieff, Wilson; Francescato, Maruschka; Bonvin, Alexis; Graf, Véronique; Hoffmeyer, Pierre; Wyssa, Blaise Jean Albert; Uckay, Ilker

Published inInternational orthopaedics, vol. 37, no. 10, p. 2025-2030

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Open Access - Licence nationale Springer

Publication date2013

Abstract

Empirical broad-spectrum antibiotic treatment for orthopaedic implant infections after surgical lavage is common practice while awaiting microbiological results, but lacks evidence.

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Chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologique (98)

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SCHINDLER, Maximilian et al. No need for broad-spectrum empirical antibiotic coverage after surgical drainage of orthopaedic implant infections. In: International orthopaedics, 2013, vol. 37, n° 10, p. 2025–2030. doi: 10.1007/s00264-013-1924-3

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PID : unige:31589
DOI : 10.1007/s00264-013-1924-3
PMID : 23744500

Journal ISSN0341-2695

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No need for broad-spectrum empirical antibiotic coverage after surgical drainage of orthopaedic implant infections

Empirical broad-spectrum antibiotic treatment for orthopaedic implant infections after surgical lavage is common practice while awaiting microbiological results, but lacks evidence.

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