Does the International Consensus Group (ICG) agree with the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guidelines regarding the recommended duration of antibiotic therapy in orthopaedic infection?

Does the International Consensus Group (ICG) agree with the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guidelines regarding the recommended duration of antibiotic therapy in orthopaedic infection?

Authors: Jean Yombi, Camelia Marculescu, Markus Rossmann, Christian Lausmann

RECOMMENDATION: There is some disagreement between what the ICG and the IDSA recommends regarding the duration of antibiotic treatments for different infective organisms. The differences between the two organizations resides on the duration of oral antibiotic therapy following a pathogen-specific intravenous (IV) antimicrobial therapy.

LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Moderate

DELEGATE VOTE: Agree: 82%, Disagree: 3%, Abstain: 15% (Super Majority, Strong Consensus)

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