JBJI Journal of Bone and Joint Infection JBJI J. Bone Joint Infect. 2206-3552 Ivyspring Göttingen, Germany 10.7150/jbji.37980 Dalbavancin to Treat Infected Massive Endoprostheses: A Case Report and Cost Comparison Analysis Azamgarhi Tariq 1 Donaldson James 1 Shah Ashik 1 Warren Simon 1 Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital 15 10 2019 4 5 234 237 Copyright: © 2019 Tariq Azamgarhi et al. 2019 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this licence, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This article is available from https://jbji.copernicus.org/articles/4/234/2019/jbji-4-234-2019.html The full text article is available as a PDF file from https://jbji.copernicus.org/articles/4/234/2019/jbji-4-234-2019.pdf

<p class="p p-first-last" id="__p2">We report a case of an infected massive endoprosthetic replacement treated successfully with 2 stage surgery and off-label dalbavancin. Dalbavancin was used due to a limited number of antimicrobial options that could be administered safely in an outpatient setting and to avoid the need for daily dosing.</p>

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