Association of Partial Hip Replacement With Higher Risk of Infection and Mortality in France

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017 Jan;38(1):123-125. doi: 10.1017/ice.2016.234. Epub 2016 Nov 7.

Authors

Leslie Grammatico-Guillon¹, Caroline Perreau², Katiuska Miliani², Francois L'Heriteau², Philippe Rosset³, Louis Bernard⁴, Didier Lepelletier⁵, Emmanuel Rusch¹, Pascal Astagneau⁶

Affiliations

¹ 1Department of Medical Information and Public Health,University Hospital,Tours,France.
² 2Center for Control of Healthcare-Associated Infections,Paris,France.
³ 3Service of Orthopedic Surgery,University Hospital,Tours,France.
⁴ 4Service of Infectious Diseases,University Hospital,Tours,France.
⁵ 5Bacteriology and Infection Control Department,University Hospital,Nantes,France.
⁶ 6Pierre and Marie Curie University,Paris,France.

PMID: 27817754
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2016.234

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / adverse effects*
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / mortality
Female
France / epidemiology
Hospital Mortality / trends
Humans
Male
Risk Factors
Surgical Wound Infection / epidemiology*
Surgical Wound Infection / microbiology
Time Factors