Abstract
We prospectively evaluated 53 patients with prosthetic joints and 27 patients with other orthopedic prosthetic devices who developed Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB). After exclusion of patients with primary postoperative infections, the risk of a prosthesis becoming infected by means of hematogenous seeding after SAB was 34% (15 of 44 patients) for prosthetic joints and 7% (1 of 15 patients) for other orthopedic prostheses.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Bacteremia / complications*
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Bacteremia / epidemiology
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Bacteremia / microbiology
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Female
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Hip Prosthesis / adverse effects*
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Humans
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Knee Prosthesis / adverse effects*
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Prosthesis-Related Infections / epidemiology
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Prosthesis-Related Infections / etiology*
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Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology
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Risk Factors
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Staphylococcal Infections* / complications
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Staphylococcal Infections* / epidemiology
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Staphylococcal Infections* / microbiology
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Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification