Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery · 1976 · 65 citations · 0 references
MedicineOrthopaedic SurgeryOrthopedic SurgeryAntimicrobial PharmacotherapyMusculoskeletal InfectionPerioperative Infection PreventionAntibiotic ProphylaxisAntimicrobial ProphylaxisOrthopedic InfectionProphylactic Antimicrobial UseSurgical ProphylaxisUrinary Tract InfectionsCatheter-associated Urinary Tract InfectionsCatheterization-related Infection PreventionCephalosporin TherapyIntraoperative ProphylaxisNosocomial Urinary Tract InfectionsProphylactic Antibiotic TherapyProsthetic Joint Infection PreventionUrinary Catheter-associated Infection Prevention
We studied 359 patients retrospectively and 100 patients prospectively, all on cephalosporin prophylaxis. Urinary infections were eight times more frequent in catheterized patients; most were caused by Pseudomonas and Enterobacter. One patients had acute seeding in the arthroplasty site from a Pseudomonas urinary infection.