Prosthesis-Related Infections

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • A lost contact lens and Actinomyces colonization in an asymptomatic patient. 
  • A systematic review of antibiotic use and infection in breast reconstruction: what is the evidence? 
  • American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) Supplement. Introduction. 
  • Amino acid alterations in fibronectin binding protein A (FnBPA) and bacterial genotype are associated with cardiac device related infection in Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia. 
  • An evaluation of the Duke criteria in 25 pathologically confirmed cases of prosthetic valve endocarditis. 
  • An outcomes analysis of over 200 revision surgeries for penile prosthesis implantation: a multicenter study. 
  • Analysis of infection risk following covered stent exclusion of pseudoaneurysms in prosthetic arteriovenous hemodialysis access grafts. 
  • Antibiotic-loaded bone cement for infection prophylaxis in total joint replacement. 
  • Antibiotic-loaded cement in total hip replacement: current indications, efficacy, and complications. 
  • Antimicrobial activity of prosthetic heart valve sewing cuffs coated with minocycline and rifampin. 
  • Are All Periprosthetic Joint Infections the Same? Evaluating Major vs Minor Criteria. 
  • Aspiration of the knee joint before revision arthroplasty. 
  • Candida endocarditis: contemporary cases from the International Collaboration of Infectious Endocarditis Merged Database (ICE-mD). 
  • Cardiac implantable electronic device lead extraction in patients with underlying infection using open thoracotomy or percutaneous techniques. 
  • Cardiac implantable electronic device removal in patients with left ventricular assist device associated infections. 
  • Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infections. 
  • Citrobacter koseri as a cause of early periprosthetic infection after primary total hip arthroplasty. 
  • Clinical characteristics and outcome of aortic endocarditis with periannular abscess in the International Collaboration on Endocarditis Merged Database. 
  • Clinical outcomes and costs among patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and orthopedic device infections. 
  • Clinical pharmacology considerations for children supported with ventricular assist devices. 
  • Coagulase-negative staphylococcal prosthetic valve endocarditis--a contemporary update based on the International Collaboration on Endocarditis: prospective cohort study. 
  • Common Medical Comorbidities Correlated With Poor Outcomes in Hip Periprosthetic Infection. 
  • Complications of implantable venous access devices in patients with sickle cell disease. 
  • Contemporary clinical profile and outcome of prosthetic valve endocarditis. 
  • Correlation between fundamental binding forces and clinical prognosis of Staphylococcus aureus infections of medical implants. 
  • Corynebacterium endocarditis of a percutaneously placed transcatheter pulmonary valve. 
  • Cryptococcal infection of a prosthetic dialysis fistula. 
  • Culture-negative prosthetic valve endocarditis with concomitant septicemia due to a nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae biotype gravis isolate in a patient with multiple risk factors. 
  • Determining the Threshold for HbA1c as a Predictor for Adverse Outcomes After Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Multicenter, Retrospective Study. 
  • Dissociation rate constants of human fibronectin binding to fibronectin-binding proteins on living Staphylococcus aureus isolated from clinical patients. 
  • Driveline Infection Risk with Utilization of a Temporary External Anchoring Suture After Implantation of a Left Ventricular Assist Device. 
  • Dual Diagnosis and Total Hip Arthroplasty. 
  • Early infection risk with primary versus staged Hemodialysis Reliable Outflow (HeRO) graft implantation. 
  • Enterococcal prosthetic valve infective endocarditis: report of 45 episodes from the International Collaboration on Endocarditis-merged database. 
  • Evaluation of an antimicrobial-impregnated continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis catheter for infection control in rats. 
  • Failure of irrigation and débridement for early postoperative periprosthetic infection. 
  • Hip arthroplasty in hemophilic arthropathy. 
  • Impact of early valve surgery on outcome of Staphylococcus aureus prosthetic valve infective endocarditis: analysis in the International Collaboration of Endocarditis-Prospective Cohort Study. 
  • In Vivo Efficacy of a "Smart" Antimicrobial Implant Coating. 
  • In situ reconstruction with cryopreserved arterial allografts for management of mycotic aneurysms or aortic prosthetic graft infections: a multi-institutional experience. 
  • In-hospital and 1-year mortality in patients undergoing early surgery for prosthetic valve endocarditis. 
  • Increasing rates of cardiac device infections among Medicare beneficiaries: 1990-1999. 
  • Infected joint replacements in HIV-positive patients with haemophilia. 
  • Infection of orthopedic prostheses after Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. 
  • Infectious Loss of Tissue Expanders in Breast Reconstruction: Are We Treating the Right Organisms? 
  • Infective Endocarditis in Adults: Diagnosis, Antimicrobial Therapy, and Management of Complications: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association. 
  • Inhibition of implant-associated infections via nitric oxide release. 
  • Initial experience and outcome of a new hemodialysis access device for catheter-dependent patients. 
  • Knee arthrodesis with circular external fixation. 
  • Liner exchange in total knee arthroplasty. 
  • Long-term durability and functional outcomes among patients with artificial urinary sphincters: a 10-year retrospective review from the University of Michigan. 
  • Long-term reconstructive outcomes after expander-implant breast reconstruction with serious infectious or wound-healing complications. 
  • Medical Management of Patients With a Left Ventricular Assist Device for the Non-Left Ventricular Assist Device Specialist. 
  • Melody pulmonary valve bacterial endocarditis: experience in four pediatric patients and a review of the literature. 
  • Metabolic dysfunction in lymphocytes promotes postoperative morbidity. 
  • Metal hypersensitivity: can it mimic infection? 
  • Mitigation and education. 
  • Mitigation and education. 
  • Mortality and timing of surgery for prosthetic valve endocarditis--reply. 
  • Mycobacterium avium intracellulare infection. 
  • Novel approaches to clinical trials: device-related infections. 
  • One-stage versus two-stage exchange. 
  • One-stage vs two-stage exchange. 
  • One-year outcome following biological or mechanical valve replacement for infective endocarditis. 
  • Operative and perioperative management of infected arteriovenous grafts. 
  • Outcomes of Articulating Spacers With Autoclaved Femoral Components in Total Knee Arthroplasty Infection. 
  • Pasteurella multocida prosthetic valve endocarditis: case report and review. 
  • Periannular complications in infective endocarditis involving prosthetic aortic valves. 
  • Perioperative Dexamethasone Administration Does Not Increase the Incidence of Postoperative Infection in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Analysis. 
  • Periprosthetic infections due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in patients with no prior history of tuberculosis. 
  • Periprosthetic mycobacterial infection. CT and mammographic findings. 
  • Polymorphisms in Fibronectin Binding Proteins A and B among Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Isolates Are Not Associated with Arthroplasty Infection. 
  • Positive Blood Cultures in Periprosthetic Joint Infection Decrease Rate of Treatment Success. 
  • Postoperative joint infections due to Propionibacterium species: a case-control study. 
  • Prevention of late PJI. 
  • Prevention of late PJI. 
  • Prognostic factors in 61 cases of Staphylococcus aureus prosthetic valve infective endocarditis from the International Collaboration on Endocarditis merged database. 
  • Prosthetic joint infection due to Histoplasma capsulatum: case report and review. 
  • Report on the Hemodialysis Reliable Outflow (HeRO) experience in dialysis patients with central venous occlusions. 
  • Results of knee arthroplasty using the cemented press-fit condylar prosthesis. Based on a preliminary report. 
  • Risk factors for pediatric ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection and predictors of infectious pathogens. 
  • Risk of endocarditis among patients with prosthetic valves and Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. 
  • Risk of intravascular cardiac device infections in patients with bacteraemia: impact on device removal. 
  • Rotational muscle flap closure for acute groin wound infections following vascular surgery. 
  • Simultaneous vs staged bilateral total knee arthroplasty among Medicare beneficiaries, 2000-2009. 
  • Spacers. 
  • Spacers. 
  • Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in patients with permanent pacemakers or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. 
  • Staphylococcus aureus infections: epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, and management. 
  • Streptococcal endophthalmitis in pediatric keratoprosthesis. 
  • Successful treatment of Edwardsiella tarda prosthetic valve endocarditis in a patient with AIDS. 
  • Surgical Treatment of Prosthetic Joint Infections of the Hip and Knee: Changing Paradigms? 
  • Surgical excision of infected arteriovenous grafts: technique and review. 
  • Surgical management of Novacor drive-line exit site infections. 
  • Surgical treatment of pacemaker and defibrillator lead endocarditis: the impact of electrode lead extraction on outcome. 
  • Susceptibility of ePTFE vascular grafts and bioengineered human acellular vessels to infection. 
  • The Effect of Obesity on Functional Outcomes and Complications in Total Ankle Arthroplasty. 
  • The host response: Toll-like receptor expression in periprosthetic tissues as a biomarker for deep joint infection. 
  • The role of valve replacement in the treatment of prosthetic valve endocarditis. 
  • The use and effect of surgical therapy for prosthetic valve infective endocarditis: a propensity analysis of a multicenter, international cohort. 
  • Total hip arthroplasties: what are the reasons for revision? 
  • Total shoulder arthroplasty in patients with HIV infection: complications, comorbidities, and trends. 
  • Transfemoral amputation following total knee arthroplasty: mortality and functional outcomes. 
  • Treatment of Prosthetic Joint Infection: Established Patient Relationships May Impact Medical Decision-Making. 
  • Use of glycosylated hemoglobin to identify diabetics at high risk for penile periprosthetic infections. 
  • Use of silver in the prevention and treatment of infections: silver review. 
  • What is the survivorship of fully coated femoral components in revision hip arthroplasty? 
  • Why are total knees failing today? Etiology of total knee revision in 2010 and 2011. 
  • Working formulation for the standardization of definitions of infections in patients using ventricular assist devices. 
  • Wound botulism complicating internal fixation of a complex radial fracture. 
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  Keywords of People

  • Attarian, David Edward, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedics
  • Kim, Charles Yoon, Associate Professor of Radiology, Radiology, Interventional Radiology
  • Milano, Carmelo Alessio, Professor of Surgery, Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
  • Steinbach, William J., Samuel L. Katz Professor of Pediatrics, Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Sullivan, Daniel Carl, Professor Emeritus of Radiology, Radiology