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Extended oral antibiotics may not reduce subsequent infection

Results showed extended oral antibiotic therapy may not reduce the risk for subsequent infection after two-stage reimplantation for total knee arthroplasty. Kim, MD, orthopedic surgery resident at Hospital for Special Surgery, told Healio.

Extended oral antibiotics may not reduce subsequent infection

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Results showed extended oral antibiotic therapy may not reduce the risk for subsequent infection after two-stage reimplantation for total knee arthroplasty.

Kim, MD, orthopedic surgery resident at Hospital for Special Surgery, told Healio.

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Results showed extended oral antibiotic therapy may not reduce the risk for subsequent infection after two-stage reimplantation for total knee arthroplasty. Kim, MD, orthopedic surgery resident at Hospital for Special Surgery, told Healio.

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