Reinaldo Espíndola, Venanzio Vella, Natividad Benito, Isabel Mur, Sara Tedeschi, Eleonora Zamparini, Johannes G E Hendriks, Luisa Sorlí, Oscar Murillo, Laura Soldevila, Mathew Scarborough, Claire Scarborough, Jan Kluytmans, Mateo Carlo Ferrari, Mathias W Pletz, Iain McNamara, Rosa Escudero-Sanchez, Cedric Arvieux, Cecile Batailler, Frédéric-Antoine Dauchy, Wai-Yan Liu, Jaime Lora-Tamayo, Julia Praena, Andrew Ustianowski, Elisa Cinconze, Michele Pellegrini, Fabio Bagnoli, Jesús Rodríguez-Baño, Maria Dolores Del Toro
BACKGROUND: This study aims to estimate the incidence, associated burden of disease and healthcare utilisation due to Staphylococcus aureus prosthetic joint infections (SA-PJI) after a primary hip and knee arthroplasty in European centres. METHODS: This study was performed on patients who underwent a primary hip and knee arthroplasty at 19 European hospitals from 2014 to 2016. Global incidence of PJI and SA-PJI was calculated. Associated burden of disease was measured indirectly as infection-related mortality plus loss of function...
October 3, 2023: Journal of Hospital Infection