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Four versus six weeks of antibiotic therapy for osteoarticular infections after implant removal: a randomized trial

Mohamed Benkabouche, Guillaume Racloz, Hervé Spechbach, Benjamin A. Lipsky, Jean‐Michel Gaspoz, İlker Uçkay

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy · 2019 · 54 citations · 24 references

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Abstract

We found no statistically significant difference in the rates of clinical or microbiological remission between patients randomized to only 4 compared with 6 weeks of systemic antibiotic therapy after removal of an infected osteoarticular implant.

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