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© 1995 British Society for Rheumatology

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ROLE OF PROPHYLACTIC ANTIBIOTICS IN THE PREVENTION OF LATE INFECTION OF PROSTHTIC JOINTS. RESULTS OF A OUESTIONNAIRE AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

H. L. AVERNS* and R. KERRY{dagger}

*Staffordshire Rheumatology Centre The Haywood, High Lane, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent ST6 7AG
{dagger}Department of Orthopaedics, Northern General Hospital Sheffield S5 7A U

A postal survey has revealed wide variation in attitudes towards the need for prophylactic antibiotics in patients with implants who develop intercurrent infections, or who undergo surgical procedures. The available evidence is insufficient to reach any firm conclusions, however any patient who has an implant should receive swift treatment for intercurrent infections.

KEY WORDS: Prosthesis, Implant, Infection


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