Comment on the 2009 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' information statement on antibiotic prophylaxis for bacteremia in patients with joint replacements

J Can Dent Assoc. 2009 Jul;75(6):447-9.

Authors

Joel J Napeñas¹, Peter B Lockhart, Joel B Epstein

Affiliation

¹ University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Dentistry, Oral Medicine, MC-838, 801 South Paulina St., Chicago, IL 60091, USA.

PMID: 19627652

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Antibiotic Prophylaxis*
Arthroplasty, Replacement*
Bacteremia / etiology
Bacteremia / prevention & control*
Dental Care / standards*
Humans
Joint Prosthesis*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / etiology
Prosthesis-Related Infections / prevention & control*
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors