title: Role of prophylactic antibiotics in the prevention of late infection of prosthetic joints. Results of a questionnaire and review of the literature.
abstract: A postal survey has revealed wide variation in attitudes towards the need for prophylactic antibiotics in patients with implants who develop intercurrent infections, or who undergo surgical procedures. The available evidence is insufficient to reach any firm conclusions, however any patient who has an implant should receive swift treatment for intercurrent infections.
authors.affiliation: Staffordshire Rheumatology Centre, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent.
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Averns
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kerry
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003625:Data Collection; D003815:Dentists; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D009985:Orthopedics; D010820:Physicians; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012219:Rheumatology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents