Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: an overview of basic and clinical research

NA Turner, BK Sharma-Kuinkel… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the most successful modern
pathogens. The same organism that lives as a commensal and is transmitted in both health …

Periprosthetic joint infection: current concepts and outlook

P Izakovicova, O Borens, A Trampuz - EFORT open reviews, 2019 - eor.bioscientifica.com
Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a serious complication occurring in 1% to 2% of primary
arthroplasties, which is associated with high morbidity and need for complex …

Bacteria antibiotic resistance: New challenges and opportunities for implant‐associated orthopedic infections

B Li, TJ Webster - Journal of Orthopaedic Research®, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
There has been a dramatic increase in the emergence of antibiotic‐resistant bacterial
strains, which has made antibiotic choices for infection control increasingly limited and more …

Staphylococcus aureus infections: epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, and management

SYC Tong, JS Davis, E Eichenberger… - Clinical microbiology …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen that causes a wide range of clinical
infections. It is a leading cause of bacteremia and infective endocarditis as well as …

Periprosthetic joint infection

BH Kapadia, RA Berg, JA Daley, J Fritz, A Bhave… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Periprosthetic joint infections are a devastating complication after arthroplasty and are
associated with substantial patient morbidity. More than 25% of revisions are attributed to …

Prosthetic joint infection

AJ Tande, R Patel - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a tremendous burden for individual patients as well as the
global health care industry. While a small minority of joint arthroplasties will become …

The role of microbial biofilms in prosthetic joint infections: A review

HO Gbejuade, AM Lovering, JC Webb - Acta orthopaedica, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) still remains a significant problem. In line with the forecasted
rise in joint replacement procedures, the number of cases of PJI is also anticipated to rise …

Biomaterials approaches to treating implant-associated osteomyelitis

JA Inzana, EM Schwarz, SL Kates, HA Awad - Biomaterials, 2016 - Elsevier
Orthopaedic devices are the most common surgical devices associated with implant-related
infections and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is the most common causative pathogen …

Hip and knee section, treatment, debridement and retention of implant: proceedings of international consensus on orthopedic infections

JN Argenson, M Arndt, G Babis… - The Journal of …, 2019 - arthroplastyjournal.org
One or more of the authors of this paper have disclosed potential or pertinent conflicts of
interest, which may include receipt of payment, either direct or indirect, institutional support …

Mechanisms of Immune Evasion and Bone Tissue Colonization That Make Staphylococcus aureus the Primary Pathogen in Osteomyelitis

G Muthukrishnan, EA Masters, JL Daiss… - Current osteoporosis …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Staphylococcus aureus is the primary pathogen responsible for
osteomyelitis, which remains a major healthcare burden. To understand its dominance, here …