Daptomycin treatment in patients with resistant staphylococcal periprosthetic joint infection
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Daptomycin treatment in patients with resistant staphylococcal periprosthetic joint infection
BACKGROUND Resistant staphylococcal organisms remain a serious problem in the treatment of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). Higher failure rates have been reported when vancomycin was used. The purpose of this study was to assess the clinical dosage, effect, and safety of daptomycin in patients with resistant staphylococcal PJI. METHODS We retrospectively enrolled patients with hip or kn...
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the clinical efficacy and safety of daptomycin in the treatment of hip and knee periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs). METHODS We completed a retrospective review of all patients in our institution (n=20) who were treated with daptomycin for hip or knee PJI, over the 36 month period from January 2008 until December 2010. RESULTS Infection types included eight case...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Infectious Diseases
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-017-2842-6