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ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY
Volume 63, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01746-18
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prosthetic joint infection; Staphylococcus; rifampin
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Rifampin has been used as an agent in combination therapy in orthopedic device-related infections (ODRI) for almost three decades. The aim of this review is to provide data regarding the role of rifampin against biofilm infection in vitro, in animal models, and in clinical ODRI. Available data are gathered in order to present the rational use of rifampin combinations in patients with periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). The role of rifampin is well defined in patients with PJI and is indicated in those who fulfill the Infectious Diseases Society of America criteria for debridement and implant retention or one-stage exchange. It should be used with care because of the danger of rapid emergence of resistance. Potential drug interactions should be considered.
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