Authors: Marc Nijhof, Rudolf Poolman, Feng-Chih Kuo, N.J. In den Kleef, Ewout S. Veltman, Dirk Jan F. Moojen
RECOMMENDATION: There is no evidence to support the notion that early postoperative infection and acute hematogenous infection should be treated differently as long as the onset of symptoms is <4 weeks (favorable < 7 days), implants are well-fixed, no sinus tract exists and the isolated infecting organism is sensitive to an antimicrobial agent.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Moderate
DELEGATE VOTE: Agree: 94%, Disagree: 5%, Abstain: 1% (Super Majority, Strong Consensus)
