Abstract
Whilst improvements in patient care have reduced the risk of infection in patients undergoing prosthetic joint surgery, the substantial and growing number of hip and knee arthroplasty procedures undertaken translates into a continued and potentially increasing burden on patients, healthcare providers and the wider economy. Increases in patient obesity will raise further challenges to prevention efforts given the associated elevated risk of infection. Ongoing monitoring of infection rates remains a critical means to identify and address local and national changes in the epidemiology of prosthetic joint infection and to assess the impact of interventions.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | dku247 |
| Pages (from-to) | i5-i10 |
| Journal | Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue number | SUPPL1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2014 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This article is part of a Supplement sponsored by the BSAC and supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Pfizer. The author has no other conflicts of interest to declare.
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Hip prosthesis
- Knee prosthesis
- Surgical wound infection
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