Vancomycin prophylaxis in prosthetic joint surgery?

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2020 Jan;26(1):3-5. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2019.10.007. Epub 2019 Oct 19.

Authors

E Yusuf¹, P Croughs²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Electronic address: angga.yusuf@gmail.com.
² Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

PMID: 31639472
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2019.10.007

No abstract available

Keywords: Prosthetic joint infection; Vancomycin.

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Humans
Joint Prosthesis / adverse effects*
Joint Prosthesis / standards
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
Prosthesis-Related Infections / prevention & control*
Staphylococcal Infections / prevention & control
Staphylococcus epidermidis / drug effects
Surgical Wound Infection / prevention & control*
Vancomycin / therapeutic use*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Vancomycin