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Fast Facts: Perio Edition “Prosthetic Joint Infections & Antibiotics”


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On this week’s episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition your host, Katrina Sanders, RDH talks to us about Prosthetic Joint Infections & Antibiotics. Highlighting a Mayo Clinic study that provides information about premedication guidelines relating to our profession! 

 

Quotes: 

 

“This study took 339 patients that experienced a prosthetic joint infection and compared those patients to 339 patients who did have a prosthetic joint but were uninfected.”

 

“60 percent of nosocomial infections occur by drug resistant microorganisms.”

 

“Approximately 13.5% of joint infection cases were associated with bacterial flora of oral or dental origin.”

Resources:

 

DentistRX: https://www.dentistrx.com 

More Fast Facts: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/fast-facts/ 

 

Katrina Sanders Website: https://www.katrinasanders.com 

Katrina Sanders Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedentalwinegenist/ 

 

Sources:

Sollecito TP, et al. The use of prophylactic antibiotics prior to dental procedures in patients with prosthetic joints: Evidence-based clinical practice guideline for dental practitioners – a report of the American Dental Association Council on Scientific Affairs. JADA 2015; 146(1): 11-16.

 

On this week’s episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition your host, Katrina Sanders, RDH talks to us about Prosthetic Joint Infections & Antibiotics. Highlighting a Mayo Clinic study that provides information about premedication guidelines relating to our profession! 

 

Quotes: 

 

“This study took 339 patients that experienced a prosthetic joint infection and compared those patients to 339 patients who did have a prosthetic joint but were uninfected.”

 

“60 percent of nosocomial infections occur by drug resistant microorganisms.”

 

“Approximately 13.5% of joint infection cases were associated with bacterial flora of oral or dental origin.”

Resources:

 

DentistRX: https://www.dentistrx.com 

More Fast Facts: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/fast-facts/ 

 

Katrina Sanders Website: https://www.katrinasanders.com 

Katrina Sanders Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedentalwinegenist/ 

 

Sources:

 

Prosthetic Joint Infections & Antibiotics

 

Sollecito TP, et al. The use of prophylactic antibiotics prior to dental procedures in patients with prosthetic joints: Evidence-based clinical practice guideline for dental practitioners – a report of the American Dental Association Council on Scientific Affairs. JADA 2015; 146(1): 11-16.

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