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The Journal of Arthroplasty, ISSN: 0883-5403, Vol: 22, Issue: 2, Page: 312
Ankle Elbow Hip Knee Shoulder Wrist
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Do Preoperative Antibiotics Decrease Intraoperative Culture Yield?
Elie Ghanem; Jesse Richman; James Purtill; Peter Sharkey; Javad ParviziAnkle Elbow Hip Knee Shoulder Wrist
Intraoperative tissue culture remains the criterion standard in diagnosing periprosthetic infection. However, an organism is not always cultured; and this has been attributed to the fact that preoperative antibiotics were administered. This study intends to examine if preoperative antibiotics prevent isolation of intraoperative organisms.
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