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20932998

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-11-30
pubmed:abstractText
Over the past years there has been a significant increase in the number of joint prosthesis replacements worldwide. The most serious complication of joint prosthesis is infection with an incidence of 1.5-2.5% for primary interventions and up to 20% for revision procedures. The mortality rate ranges between 1% and nearly 3%. The economic cost of this complication is up to $50,000 per patient and $250,000 million per year. A major issue in the management of prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is the relative difficulty in making a diagnosis so to cause a significant effect on the prognosis. Goals of the treatment are to eradicate infection, prevent its recurrence and preserve mechanical joint function. In this review we focus on the value of traditional and newer diagnostic tests and we discuss management and preventive strategies. European networks are needed to define the best diagnostic and treatment strategies in order to reduce future challenge posed by PJIs.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1532-2742
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2010 The British Infection Association. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
61
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
443-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-9-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Prosthetic joint infection: recent developments in diagnosis and management.
pubmed:affiliation
2nd Infectious Diseases Division, National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Lazzaro Spallanzani, Via Portuense, 29200149 Rome, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review