Cefadroxil-Induced Clostridium difficile Infection Following Total Knee Arthroplasty

Cefadroxil-Induced Clostridium difficile Infection Following Total Knee Arthroplasty

Perioperative infection prophylaxis is a fundamental element of total knee arthroplasty (TKA). There has been a recent trend toward the use of extended postoperative oral antibiotics in high-risk patients. We describe a case report of a patient who underwent a primary TKA and subsequently developed ...

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Main Authors: Nathan Angerett, DO, Christopher Ferguson, DO, Michael Kahan, DO, Devin Fitz, BS, Richard Hallock, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Subjects:
Cefadroxil
Extended postoperative antibiotics
Prosthetic joint infection
C. difficile
Total knee arthroplasty
Case report
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235234412200187X

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