J P Stahl, E Canouï, A Bleibtreu, V Dubée, T Ferry, Y Gillet, A Lemaignen, P Lesprit, M Lorrot, J Lourtet-Hascoët, R Manaquin, V Meyssonnier, P Pavese, T-T Pham, E Varon, R Gauzit
In 2020 the French Society of Rhumatology (SFR) published an update of the 1990 recommendations for management of bacterial arthritis in adults. While we (French ID Society, SPILF) totally endorse this update, we wished to provide further information about specific antibiotic treatments. The present update focuses on antibiotics with good distribution in bone and joint. It is important to monitor their dosage, which should be maximized according to PK/PD parameters. Dosages proposed in this update are high, with the optimized mode of administration for intravenous betalactams (continuous or intermittent infusion)...
March 20, 2023: Infectious diseases now