Is there a role for oral suppressive antimicrobial therapy in the sett ing of retained prostheses after intravenous therapy in subacute or chronic periprosthetic joint infection (PJI)?

Is there a role for oral suppressive antimicrobial therapy in the sett ing of retained prostheses after intravenous therapy in subacute or chronic periprosthetic joint infection (PJI)?

Authors: Javier Cobo Reinoso, Jim Kelly, Samer S. Hasan
RECOMMENDATION: The administration of oral suppressive antimicrobial therapy may have a role in management of patients with chronic or subacute PJI who cannot undergo further surgical intervention.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Limited
DELEGATE VOTE: Agree: 100%, Disagree: 0%, Abstain: 0% (Unanimous, Strongest Consensus)

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