Coagulase-negative staphylococci produce an exocellular glycolipid antigen which has potential as a serological marker of
Patients infected with HIV presenting with an open fracture of a long bone are difficult to manage. There is an unacceptably high rate of post-operative
We report a retrospective study over five years to determine the incidence of
We report the outcome at ten to 15 years of two-stage revision for hip
Between 1980 and 1984 nine adult patients in the renal unit of Guy's Hospital developed bone and joint
We performed revision surgery for infected arthroplasty in 98 hips (96 patients). In 28 hips
Post-discharge surveillance of surgical site
Four patients who developed deep
We retrospectively reviewed 21 patients (22 shoulders) who presented with deep
The risk factors associated with 34 deep
We reviewed 194 revision arthroplasties of the hip and knee performed over a ten-year period. The results of intraoperative Gram staining were available in 169 (87%). Thirty-two were found to be infected (11 hips and 21 knees) and 137 had no evidence of
Resistance to
We reviewed a series of 91 patients with deep
In thirty-one rat tibiae, plugs of plain acrylic cement were inoculated with Staphylococcus aureus; these all remained contaminated at the end of two weeks when the animals were killed. Inoculation with known strains of Pseudomonas, Proteus and Gp. G Streptococcus resulted in 70 to 93 per cent persisting contamination. Gentamicin, to which the organisms were fully sensitive, was efficacious in controlling the
Although the incidence of
1. Seven cases of
Aims. Surgical site
When using a staged approach to eradicate chronic
There is concern about the incidence and serious nature of