Diagnosis and management of prosthetic joint infection: clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

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Published in Clin Infect Dis on December 06, 2012

Authors

Douglas R Osmon1, Elie F Berbari, Anthony R Berendt, Daniel Lew, Werner Zimmerli, James M Steckelberg, Nalini Rao, Arlen Hanssen, Walter R Wilson, Infectious Diseases Society of America

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. osmon.douglas@mayo.edu

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