Key references: Surgical prophylaxis for orthopaedic surgery

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  • Lamb MJ, Baillie L, Pajak D, Flynn J, Bansal V, Simor A, et al. Elimination of screening urine cultures prior to elective joint arthroplasty. Clin Infect Dis 2017;64(6):806–9. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28011604
  • Perez-Prieto D, Portillo ME, Puig-Verdie L, Alier A, Gamba C, Guirro P, et al. Preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis in prosthetic joint infections: not a concern for intraoperative cultures. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2016;86(4):442–5. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27745737
  • Reyes F, Malkani A, Casas F, Cuellar D. What is the most appropriate perioperative prophylactic antibiotic (agent, route and number of doses) for patients undergoing primary total joint arthroplasty (TJA) to reduce the risk of subsequent surgical site infections/periprosthetic joint infections (SSIs/PJIs)? In: Proceedings of the Second International Consensus Meeting (ICM) on Musculoskeletal Infection. Brooklandville, Maryland: Data Trace Publishing Company; 2018. p. 292-3. https://icmphilly.com/questions/what-is-the-most-appropriate-perioperative-prophylactic-antibiotic-agent-route-and-number-of-doses-for-patients-undergoing-primary-total-joint-arthroplasty-tja-to-reduce-the-risk-of-subsequent/
  • Tetreault MW, Wetters NG, Aggarwal V, Mont M, Parvizi J, Della Valle CJ. The Chitranjan Ranawat Award: Should prophylactic antibiotics be withheld before revision surgery to obtain appropriate cultures? Clin Orthop Relat Res 2014;472(1):52–6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23633187
  • Voigt J, Mosier M, Darouiche R. Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of antibiotics and antiseptics for preventing infection in people receiving primary total hip and knee prostheses.  Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2015;59(11):6696–6707 .[PubMed]
  • Voigt J, Mosier M, Darouiche R. Antibiotics and antiseptics for preventing infection in people receiving revision total hip and knee prostheses: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.  BMC Infect Dis 2016;16(1):749. [PubMed]