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  1. The optimal treatment of prosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains uncertain.

    V sensible table. Puts in writing & stratifies the question I always have in my head - what have you got to lose by incorrectly stopping Abx after a DAIR?

    Essentially, if it could all go wrong, keep going. Otherwise, stop & see.

    (the table is better than my summary, I know!)

    #IDMastodon #MedMastodon #AMR #antibiotics #infectiousdiseases @infectiousdiseases #orthopedics

    academic.oup.com/cid/advance-a

  2. "Aggressive surgical debridement with a high local concentration of targeted antibiotics at time of 1st stage revision for hip PJI, without prolonged systemic antibiotics, provides a high rate of success"

    V interesting and thought-provoking paper about local delivery of antibiotics into joints, sparing systemic antibiotics. #AMS #stewardship #AMR #IDMastodon #MedMastodon #orthopedics #infection

    boneandjoint.org.uk/article/10