Outcome of patients over 80 years of age on prolonged suppressive antibiotic therapy for at least 6 months for prosthetic joint infection

PRENDKI, Virginie et al. Outcome of patients over 80 years of age on prolonged suppressive antibiotic therapy for at least 6 months for prosthetic joint infection. In: International journal of infectious diseases, 2014, vol. 29, p. 184–189. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.09.012

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PID : unige:78662
DOI : 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.09.012
PMID : 25447723

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Outcome of patients over 80 years of age on prolonged suppressive antibiotic therapy for at least 6 months for prosthetic joint infection

To describe elderly patients treated with prolonged suppressive antibiotic therapy for a prosthetic joint infection (PJI) in cases where the infected prosthesis could not be removed.

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