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Is Asymptomatic Bacteriuria a Risk Factor for Prosthetic Joint Infection?

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2014

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Ricardo Sousa, Ernesto Muñoz-Mahamud, Jonathan Quayle, Luis A. Costa, Patrick Scott, Pedro Nuno Leite, P. Vilanova, Sebastián García, Maria Helena Ramos, José G. Dias,
Clinical Infectious Diseases

Abstract

ASB was an independent risk factor for PJI, particularly that due to gram-negative microorganisms. Preoperative antibiotic treatment did not show any benefit and cannot be recommended.

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