Treatment of infections associated with surgical implants.
Darouiche
Rabih O
RO
Center for Prostheses Infection and the Infectious Disease Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA. rdarouiche@aol.com
D000465:Algorithms; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018441:Biofilms / Q000187:drug effects; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D018427:Breast Implants / Q000009:adverse effects; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects; D015917:Penile Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000191:economics / Q000601:surgery*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents