title: Psoriasis is a risk factor for hip-prosthesis infection.
abstract: Risk factors for hip and knee prosthesis infection have been described, but not psoriasis. Eighty five infected patients from different centers and 202 non infected patients were included in a case-control study. Fifteen of 85 infected patients (17.6%), and 2 of 202 (1%) non infected patients had psoriasis. Odds ratio for infection in patients with psoriasis is 21.4 (4.7-195.5), and 39.7 (5.3-1718.8) in patients with hip prosthesis and psoriasis. No significant difference was found in patients with knee prosthesis. These data indicate that psoriasis is a risk factor for hip prostheses infection.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Hôpital de la Timone, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Drancourt
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Argenson
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tissot Dupont
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Aubaniac
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raoult
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology