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Culture-negative prosthetic joint infectionElie F Berbari
Section of Orthopedic Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Clin Infect Dis 45:1113-9. 2007..Culture-negative (CN) prosthetic joint infection (PJI) has not been well studied. We performed a retrospective cohort study to define the demographic characteristics and determine the outcome of patients with CN PJI...
Inflammatory blood laboratory levels as markers of prosthetic joint infection: a systematic review and meta-analysisElie Berbari
Section of Orthopedic Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First Street S W, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
J Bone Joint Surg Am 92:2102-9. 2010....
Dental procedures as risk factors for prosthetic hip or knee infection: a hospital-based prospective case-control studyElie F Berbari
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Clin Infect Dis 50:8-16. 2010..The actual risk of prosthetic joint infection as a result of dental procedures and the role of antibiotic prophylaxis have not been defined...
Outcome of prosthetic joint infection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: the impact of medical and surgical therapy in 200 episodesElie F Berbari
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA
Clin Infect Dis 42:216-23. 2006..Little information is available on the outcome of medical and surgical treatments of prosthetic joint infection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis...
Viral opportunistic infections in HIV-infected adultsConstantine Tsigrelis
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA
J Med Liban 54:91-6. 2006....
The management and outcome of spinal implant infections: contemporary retrospective cohort studyTodd J Kowalski
Division of Infectious Diseases, Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, LaCrosse, WI 54601, USA
Clin Infect Dis 44:913-20. 2007..Spinal implant infections provide unique diagnostic and therapeutic challenges...
Antibiotic prophylaxis in dermatologic surgery: advisory statement 2008Tina I Wright
Division of Dermatologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 59:464-73. 2008....
A young man with pyomyositis and bullous diseaseAlbert J Eid
Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Clin Infect Dis 45:741, 799-800. 2007
Incidence of lower-extremity cellulitis: a population-based study in Olmsted county, MinnesotaDavid R McNamara
Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Mayo Clin Proc 82:817-21. 2007..To determine the population-based incidence of lower-extremity cellulitis...
A predictive model of recurrent lower extremity cellulitis in a population-based cohortDavid R McNamara
Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Arch Intern Med 167:709-15. 2007..Cellulitis is common and recurs in some patients. The study described herein derived a predictive model for the recurrence of lower extremity cellulitis in a population-based cohort...
Laboratory and clinical characteristics of Staphylococcus lugdunensis prosthetic joint infectionsNeel B Shah
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Section of Orthopedic Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
J Clin Microbiol 48:1600-3. 2010..The majority of the isolates lacked mecA. Episodes treated with a parenteral beta-lactam antibiotic appear to have a more favorable outcome than those treated with parenteral vancomycin...
Osteoarticular infection complicating enterococcal endocarditisNicholas E Vlahakis
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn 55905, USA
Mayo Clin Proc 78:623-8. 2003..This report highlights the rare occurrence of osteoarticular infection in the setting of enterococcal endocarditis and emphasizes early recognition and treatment...
Prosthetic joint infectionsIrene G Sia
Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Infect Dis Clin North Am 19:885-914. 2005..If surgery is not possible, an alternative is long-term oral antimicrobial suppression to maintain a functioning prosthesis. Treatment must be individualized for a specific infection in a specific patient...
A woman with fever and rash after African safariDaniel Z Uslan
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
Clin Infect Dis 43:609, 661-2. 2006
Antimicrobial prophylaxis in adultsMark J Enzler
Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Mayo Clin Proc 86:686-701. 2011..Antimicrobial prophylaxis should be of short duration to decrease toxicity and antimicrobial resistance and to reduce cost...
Outcome of enterococcal prosthetic joint infection: is combination systemic therapy superior to monotherapy?Odette C El Helou
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Clin Infect Dis 47:903-9. 2008..The optimal medical or surgical therapy and outcome of enterococcal prosthetic joint infection are unknown...
Prosthetic joint infection due to rapidly growing mycobacteria: report of 8 cases and review of the literatureAlbert J Eid
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Clin Infect Dis 45:687-94. 2007..Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) due to rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) is only occasionally encountered in clinical practice. Therefore, the optimal clinical management for this condition is unknown...
HIV-associated opportunistic infections. Bacterial infectionsWissam El-Atrouni
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA
J Med Liban 54:80-3. 2006..Epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis are also reviewed...
Prevention of wound contamination using DuraPrep solution plus Ioban 2 drapesCassie Jacobson
3M Company, St. Paul, MN, USA
Clin Orthop Relat Res 439:32-7. 2005..Improved drape lift and cost may influence the choice between the two methods...
Epidemiology, treatment, and prevention of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infectionsTodd J Kowalski
Department of Internal Medicine and Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Mayo Clin Proc 80:1201-7; quiz 1208. 2005....
Infectious complications of tumor necrosis factor-alpha antagonistsMohanad Bakleh
Division of Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
Int J Dermatol 44:443-8. 2005
C-reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and orthopedic implant infectionKerryl E Piper
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
PLoS ONE 5:e9358. 2010..Little information is available on CRP and ESR in patients undergoing revision or resection of shoulder arthroplasties or spine implants...
Multilevel diskitis and vertebral osteomyelitis after diskographyMark M Mikhael
Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Orthopedics 32:60. 2009..This case demonstrates that early changes on MRI should warrant immediate workup and treatment. Treatment involves at least 6 weeks of parenteral antimicrobial therapy...
Propionibacterium acnes vertebral osteomyelitis: seek and ye shall find?Todd J Kowalski
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA
Clin Orthop Relat Res 461:25-30. 2007..Patients with P. acnes vertebral osteomyelitis may present with atypical findings. Clinicians should be aware of the pathogenic potential of this organism, particularly following invasive spine procedures...
Infection and musculoskeletal conditions: OsteomyelitisIrene G Sia
Section of Orthopedic Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55902, USA
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 20:1065-81. 2006..Debridement is often needed in contiguous osteomyelitis, whereas acute hematogenous and vertebral osteomyelitis can often be treated with a prolonged course of antimicrobial therapy...
Unusual aerobic and anaerobic bacteria associated with prosthetic joint infectionsCamelia E Marculescu
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
Clin Orthop Relat Res 451:55-63. 2006..Management of patients with these infections requires close collaboration between the orthopaedic surgeon, infectious disease specialist and microbiology laboratory...
Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia at a tertiary care center: a cohort studyPatricia F Sfeir
Department of Pediatrics, Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, Florida, USA
J Med Liban 54:191-5. 2006..05). CONCLUSION: Hospitalized patients with PAB have low survival rates. Newer strategies for prevention and treatment are crucial...
Fungi, mycobacteria, zoonotic and other organisms in prosthetic joint infectionCamelia E Marculescu
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
Clin Orthop Relat Res 451:64-72. 2006..Collaboration with an infectious disease specialist is advisable when treating these infections...
