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Review
. 2019 Jan 29;63(2):e01746-18.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.01746-18. Print 2019 Feb.

Role of Rifampin against Staphylococcal Biofilm Infections In Vitro, in Animal Models, and in Orthopedic-Device-Related Infections

Werner Zimmerli  1   2 , Parham Sendi  3   4
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Review

Role of Rifampin against Staphylococcal Biofilm Infections In Vitro, in Animal Models, and in Orthopedic-Device-Related Infections

Werner Zimmerli et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. .

Abstract

Rifampin has been used as an agent in combination therapy in orthopedic device-related infections (ODRI) for almost three decades. The aim of this review is to provide data regarding the role of rifampin against biofilm infection in vitro, in animal models, and in clinical ODRI. Available data are gathered in order to present the rational use of rifampin combinations in patients with periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). The role of rifampin is well defined in patients with PJI and is indicated in those who fulfill the Infectious Diseases Society of America criteria for debridement and implant retention or one-stage exchange. It should be used with care because of the danger of rapid emergence of resistance. Potential drug interactions should be considered.

Keywords: Staphylococcus; prosthetic joint infection; rifampin.

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