Short or Long Antibiotic Regimes in Orthopaedics (SOLARIO): A randomised controlled open-label non-inferiority trial of duration of systemic antibiotics in adults with orthopaedic infection treated operatively with local antibiotic therapy
BACKGROUND:Orthopaedic infections, such as osteomyelitis, diabetic foot infection and prosthetic joint infection, are most commonly treated by a combination of surgical debridement and a prolonged course of systemic antibiotics, usually for at least 4-6 weeks. Use of local antibiotics, implanted dir...
Main Authors: | Dudareva, M, Kümin, M, Vach, W, Kaier, K, Ferguson, J, McNally, M, Scarborough, M |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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