The Musculoskeletal infection Society Annual Meeting presented results that showed the use of prolonged oral antibiotics can reduce the rate prosthetic joint infections following total joint arthroplasty.
“In conclusion, [use of extended oral antibiotics] is a relatively simple and prophylactic measure of additional oral antibiotics that could positively impact patient outcomes while also decreasing both the financial and resource burden of septic revision procedures on the health care system,” Kyle E. Bundschuh, BA, said in her presentation.
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