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Appropriate Duration of Antimicrobial Treatment for Prosthetic Joint Infections: A Narrative Review
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Prosthetic joint infections are considered difficult to treat they needing aggressive surgery and long antimicrobial treatments. However, the exact duration of these therapies has been established empirically. In the last years, several studies have explored the possibility of reducing the length of treatment in this setting, with conflicting results. In this narrative review, we critically appraise the published evidence, considering the different surgical approaches (implant retention [DAIR] and one-step and two-step exchange procedures) separately. In patients managed with DAIR, usually treated for at least 12 weeks, a large, randomized trial failed to show that 6 weeks were non-inferior. However, another randomized clinical trial supports the use of 8 weeks, as long as the surgical conditions are favorable and antibiotics with good antibiofilm activity can be administered. In patients managed with a two-step exchange procedure, usually treated during 6 weeks, a randomized clinical trial showed the efficacy of a 4-week course of antimicrobials. Also, the use of local antibiotics may allow the use of even shorter treatments. Finally, in the case of one-step exchange procedures, there is a trend towards reducing the length of therapy, and the largest randomized clinical trial supports the use of 6 weeks of therapy.
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LORA TAMAYO, Jaime, MANCHEÑO LOSA, Mikel, MELÉNDEZ CARMONA, María ángeles, HERNÁNDEZ JIMÉNEZ, Pilar, BENITO, Natividad, MURILLO RUBIO, Óscar. Appropriate Duration of Antimicrobial Treatment for Prosthetic Joint Infections: A Narrative Review. _Antibiotics_. 2024. Vol. 13, núm. 4. [consulta: 25 de febrer de 2026]. ISSN: 2079-6382. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/214217]