Local Delivery of Tobramycin and Vancomycin in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty Achieves Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations for Common Bacteria Causing Acute Prosthetic Joint Infection

TY - JOUR

T1 - Local Delivery of Tobramycin and Vancomycin in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty Achieves Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations for Common Bacteria Causing Acute Prosthetic Joint Infection

AU - Lawrie, Charles

AU - Barrack, T.N.

AU - Roper, S.

AU - Wright, R.W.

AU - Nunley, R.M.

AU - Barrack, R.L.

N1 - One-third of bacteria causing acute PJI after primary TKA were resistant to the aminoglycosides commonly mixed into PMMA, and one-quarter were resistant to vancomycin. With one exception, all bacteria resistant to tobramycin were susceptible to vancomycin and vice versa. Based on these results, the ...

PY - 2020/6

Y1 - 2020/6

UR - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32475280/

M3 - Article

VL - 102-B

JO - Bone & Joint Journal

JF - Bone & Joint Journal

ER -