Increased rate of enteric bacteria as cause of periprosthetic joint infections in patients with liver cirrhosis

Abstract Introduction Periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) are a major complication in joint-arthroplasty. Rifampicin is often used as an additional agent to treat PJI, because it penetrates bacterial biofilms. However, rifaximin, belonging to the same antibiotic class as rifampicin, is frequently...

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Main Authors: Uta S. Koepf, Sebastian Scheidt, Gunnar T. R. Hischebeth, Christian P. Strassburg, Dieter C. Wirtz, Thomas M. Randau, Philipp Lutz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07379-2