Is Asymptomatic Bacteriuria a Risk Factor for Prosthetic Joint Infection?

Sousa, Ricardo; Muñoz-Mahamud, Ernesto; Quayle, Jonathan; A. Costa, Luis; Casals‐Pascual, Climent; Scott, Patrick; Nuno Leite, Pedro; Vilanova, P.; García, Sebastián; Helena Ramos, Maria; G. Dias, José; Soriano, Àlex; Guyot, A.

doi:10.1093/cid/ciu235

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Is Asymptomatic Bacteriuria a Risk Factor for Prosthetic Joint Infection?

Published in Clinical Infectious Diseases • Apr 9, 2014

Authors:

Ricardo Sousa

Ernesto Muñoz-Mahamud

Jonathan Quayle

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Infection is a major complication after total joint arthroplasty. The urinary tract is a possible source of surgical site contamination, but the role of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) before elective surgery and the subsequent risk of infection is poorly understood. METHODS: Candidates f...

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Medicine

Asymptomatic bacteriuria

Bacteriuria

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