Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
8709434 The Surgeon 2018 7 Pages PDF
Abstract
The evidence base supporting antibiotic treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria prior to arthroplasty surgery is weak. Given the lack of evidence to support a direct causal relationship, routine antibiotic treatment of ASB in arthroplasty patients is not justified.
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Antibiotic treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria prior to hip and knee arthroplasty; a systematic review of the literature
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