Is malnutrition associated with orthopaedic infections? A single-centre pilot evaluation

J Hosp Infect. 2019 Feb;101(2):229-230. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2018.11.006. Epub 2018 Nov 13.

Authors

N Guanziroli¹, D Hannouche¹, I Uçkay²

Affiliations

¹ Orthopedic Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
² Orthopedic Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland; Infectiology, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland. Electronic address: ilker.uckay@balgrist.ch.

PMID: 30445103
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2018.11.006

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Female
Humans
Male
Malnutrition / complications*
Orthopedic Procedures / adverse effects*
Prospective Studies
Prosthesis-Related Infections / epidemiology*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / pathology
Surgical Wound Infection / epidemiology*
Surgical Wound Infection / pathology