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Vancomycin Prophylaxis for Total Joint Arthroplasty: Incorrectly Dosed and Has a Higher Rate of Periprosthetic Infection Than Cefazolin
BACKGROUND: In total joint arthroplasty (TJA), vancomycin is used as perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis in patients with penicillin allergy or in patients colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Although vancomycin dosing should be weight-based (15 mg/kg), not all surgeo...
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| Publicado en: | Clin Orthop Relat Res |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
| Formato: | Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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Springer US
2017
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| Acceso en liña: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5449331/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28401341 https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11999-017-5302-0 |
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