Treatment of prosthetic joint infections due to Propionibacterium: Similar results in 60 patients treated with and without rifampicin

Background and purpose — Currently, Propionibacterium is frequently recognized as a causative microorganism of prosthetic joint infection (PJI). We assessed treatment success at 1- and 2-year follow-up after treatment of Propionibacterium-associated PJI of the shoulder, hip, and knee. Furthermore, w...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Anouk M E Jacobs, Miranda L Van Hooff, Jacques F Meis, Fidel Vos, Jon H M Goosen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-01-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2015.1094613