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New Debridement Findings from University Hospital Published

Published in Blood Weekly, March 15th, 2012

2012 MAR 15 -- Researchers in Barcelona, Spain conducted a study "To review patients with a hematogenous and early post-surgical prosthetic joint infection (PJI) due to S. aureus treated with debridement and retention of the implant and to compare their clinical characteristics and outcome. From January 2000 all patients with a prosthetic joint infection treated in a single-center were prospectively registered and followed-up."

"All potentially variables associated with outcome were recorded. For the present study, cases with a hematogenous or early post-surgical PJI due to S. aureus treated with debridement and at least 2 years of follow-up were reviewed....

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