title: Risk factors for subsequent diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection.
abstract: The factors associated with prosthetic joint infection for 126 patients in a case-control study were as follows: bacteremia during the previous year (odds ratio [OR], 4.25 [95% confidence interval {CI}, 1.3-3.8]), nonsurgical trauma to the prosthetic joint (OR, 21.5 [95% CI, 2.6-175.2]), and surgical site infection (OR, 5.25 [95% CI, 1.7-16.7]).
authors.affiliation: Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA. saslam@bcm.edu
authors.forename: Saima
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aslam
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Reitman
authors.forename: Rabih O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Darouiche
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013781:Texas