Articles | Volume 7, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-7-191-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-7-191-2022
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19 Sep 2022
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Intravenous antibiotic duration in the treatment of prosthetic joint infection: systematic review and meta-analysis

Nour Bouji, Sijin Wen, and Matthew J. Dietz

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Subject: Prosthesis-related infections | Topic: Antibiotic therapy
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Long antibiotic courses, including IV and oral administrations, are utilized in prosthetic joint infection (PJI) treatment. Most researchers focus on a shorter duration of the overall antibiotic course for the treatment of PJI; however, this is the first systematic review and meta-analysis to emphasize the IV component of the antibiotic course. The focus on IV treatment only is due to the burden associated with it and its prolonged utilization within the US without much evidence of practice.