title: Diagnosis and management of prosthetic joint infection: clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
abstract: These guidelines are intended for use by infectious disease specialists, orthopedists, and other healthcare professionals who care for patients with prosthetic joint infection (PJI). They include evidence-based and opinion-based recommendations for the diagnosis and management of patients with PJI treated with debridement and retention of the prosthesis, resection arthroplasty with or without subsequent staged reimplantation, 1-stage reimplantation, and amputation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. osmon.douglas@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Douglas R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Osmon
authors.forename: Elie F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Berbari
authors.forename: Anthony R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Berendt
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lew
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zimmerli
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Steckelberg
authors.forename: Nalini
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Arlen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hanssen
authors.forename: Walter R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003646:Debridement; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000592:standards*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents