Antibiotic prophylaxis before invasive dental procedures in patients with arthroplasties of the hip and knee.

Full Abstract

More than a million hip replacements are carried out each year worldwide, and the number of other artificial joints inserted is also rising, so that infections associated with arthroplasties have become more common. However, there is a paucity of literature on infections due to haematogenous seeding following dental procedures. We reviewed the published literature to establish the current knowledge on this problem and to determine the evidence for routine antibiotic prophylaxis prior to a dental procedure. We found that antimicrobial prophylaxis before dental interventions in patients with artificial joints lacks evidence-based information and thus cannot be universally recommended.

Author information

Author/s: Uçkay, I (I); Pittet, D (D); Bernard, L (L); Lew, D (D); Perrier, A (A); Peter, R (R);

Affiliation: University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, 24 Rue Micheli-du-Crest, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume (J Bone Joint Surg Br), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Jul; vol 90 (issue 7) : pp 833-8

Dates: Created 2008/07/01; Completed 2008/09/30; Revised 2009/02/03;

PMID: 18591588, status: MEDLINE (last retrieved date: 2/18/2009)

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Comments and Corrections

CommentIn: Evid Based Dent. 2008;9(4):103-4. (PMID: 19151678)

CommentIn: J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2008 Jul;90(7):825-6. (PMID: 18591586)

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