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No difference between 4 vs 6 week antibiotic therapy following removal of infected hardware
September 2019
No difference between 4 vs 6 week antibiotic therapy following removal of infected hardware
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Four versus six weeks of antibiotic therapy for osteoarticular infections after implant removal: a randomized trial
J Antimicrob Chemother. 2019;74(8)2394-2399. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkz202Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
The authors randomized 123 to treatment for four compared to six weeks of antibiotics. Median patient age was 64 years old, and all patients had undergone hardware removal (including arthroplasty and trauma implants) with no immediate re-implantation. Different antibiotic regimens were used, but overall there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in terms of re-infecti...
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