Is asymptomatic bacteriuria a risk factor for prosthetic joint infection?

R, Sousa; E, Muñoz-Mahamud; J, Quayle; da Costa L, Dias; C, Casals; P, Scott; P, Leite; P, Vilanova; S, Garcia; MH, Ramos; J, Dias; A, Soriano; A, Guyot

doi:10.1093/cid/ciu235

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Is asymptomatic bacteriuria a risk factor for prosthetic joint infection?

Published in Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America • Apr 9, 2014

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Sousa R

Muñoz-Mahamud E

Quayle J

Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>Infection is a major complication after total joint arthroplasty. The urinary tract is a possible source of surgical site contamination, but the role of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) before elective surgery and the subsequent risk of infection is poorly understood.<h4>Methods</h4...

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risk factors

incidence

Bacteriuria

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