Eradicating Fungal Periprosthetic TKA “Super-infection”: Review of the Contemporary Literature and Consideration of Antibiotic-Impregnated Dissolving Calcium Sulfate Beads as a Novel PJI Treatment Adjunct
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DOI: 10.1016/j.artd.2021.02.009
Abstract: Fungal periprosthetic joint infections are an uncommon but potentially devastating complication of arthroplasty surgery. The concurrent presence of a coexistent bacterial pathogen—a so called “super-infection”—adds further complexity. With delays to definitive diagnosis and a large… read more here.
Keywords: calcium sulfate; super infection; treatment; dissolving calcium ... See more keywords