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Emerging antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Their treatment in total joint arthroplasty.
Clinical orthopaedics and related research - 1 Dec 1999
Garvin K L, Hinrichs S H, Urban J A
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Successful treatment of an infected total joint arthroplasty can be achieved in approximately 90% of cases. This outcome may be jeopardized by the emergence of antibiotic resistance in bacteria common to these infections. Staphylococci are the most frequently isolated bacteria in total joint infections, and the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in these organisms among all nosocomial and community-acquired...
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