Reply to Wouthuyzen-Bakker et al

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
² University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
³ Center for Research on Health Care Data Center, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
⁴ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
⁵ Bone and Joint Center, and, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
⁶ Arthritis and Arthroplasty Design Group, Bone and Joint Center, Magee-Womens Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
⁷ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Bioengineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Pittsburgh.
⁸ Department of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Comment

Neel B Shah et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2020.

. 2020 Mar 3;70(6):1260-1261.

doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz632.

¹ Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
² University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
³ Center for Research on Health Care Data Center, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
⁴ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
⁵ Bone and Joint Center, and, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
⁶ Arthritis and Arthroplasty Design Group, Bone and Joint Center, Magee-Womens Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
⁷ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Bioengineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Pittsburgh.
⁸ Department of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Benefits and Adverse Events Associated With Extended Antibiotic Use in Total Knee Arthroplasty Periprosthetic Joint Infection.
Shah NB, Hersh BL, Kreger A, Sayeed A, Bullock AG, Rothenberger SD, Klatt B, Hamlin B, Urish KL. Shah NB, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Feb 3;70(4):559-565. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz261. Clin Infect Dis. 2020. PMID: 30944931 Free PMC article.
Antibiotic Use in Total Knee Arthroplasty Periprosthetic Joint Infection.
Wouthuyzen-Bakker M, Lora-Tamayo J, Soriano A; ESCMID Study Group for Implant-associated Infections. Wouthuyzen-Bakker M, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Mar 3;70(6):1259-1260. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz631. Clin Infect Dis. 2020. PMID: 31504318 No abstract available.

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