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Bacterial Findings in Infected Hip Joint Replacements in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis : A Study of 318 Revisions for Infection Reported to the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register
Joint Authors
Sjursen, H.
Langvatn, H.
Lutro, O.
Hallan, G.
Espehaug, B.
Fevang, B.-T.
Engesaeter, L. B.
Schrama, J. C.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-10-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
High rates of Staphylococcus aureus are reported in prosthetic joint infection (PJI) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
RA patients are considered to have a high risk of infection with bacteria of potentially oral or dental origin.
One thousand four hundred forty-three revisions for infection were reported to the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register (NAR) from 1987 to 2007.
For this study 269 infection episodes in 255 OA patients served as control group.
In the NAR we identified 49 infection episodes in 37 RA patients from 1987 to 2009.
The RA patients were, on average, 10 years younger than the OA patients and there were more females (70% versus 54%).
We found no differences in the bacterial findings in RA and OA.
A tendency towards a higher frequency of Staphylococcus aureus (18% versus 11%) causing PJI was found in the RA patients compared to OA.
There were no bacteria of potential odontogenic origin found in the RA patients, while we found 4% in OA.
The bacteria identified in revisions for infection in THRs in patients with RA did not significantly differ from those in OA.
Bacteria of oral or dental origin were not found in infected hip joint replacements in RA.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Schrama, J. C.& Lutro, O.& Langvatn, H.& Hallan, G.& Espehaug, B.& Sjursen, H.…[et al.]. 2012. Bacterial Findings in Infected Hip Joint Replacements in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis : A Study of 318 Revisions for Infection Reported to the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register. ISRN Orthopedics،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Schrama, J. C.…[et al.]. Bacterial Findings in Infected Hip Joint Replacements in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis : A Study of 318 Revisions for Infection Reported to the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register. ISRN Orthopedics No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Schrama, J. C.& Lutro, O.& Langvatn, H.& Hallan, G.& Espehaug, B.& Sjursen, H.…[et al.]. Bacterial Findings in Infected Hip Joint Replacements in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis : A Study of 318 Revisions for Infection Reported to the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register. ISRN Orthopedics. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-472288