Oral Antibiotics After 2-Stage Revision for Infected Total Hip Arthroplasty and Total Knee Arthroplasty
Prosthesis-Related Infections

About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Prosthesis-Related Infections focused on measuring Revision, Knee, Hip, Arthroplasty, Oral, Antibiotics, Infection
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion criteria:
Adult patients undergoing 2-stage revision arthroplasty of the knee or hip with the causative organism(s) identified using tissue culture and/or joint fluid analysis that is amenable to oral antibiotic therapy. Patients must be able to tolerate oral antibiotics and agree to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria:
Patients with a fungal prosthetic joint infection, unable to tolerate or refuse to undergo oral antibiotic therapy, unable to follow-up at the specified intervals, allergic to the therapy of preference, or have an organism that is not amenable to oral antibiotic therapy.
Sites / Locations
- Rush University Medical Center
- Central DuPage Hospital
- Rothman Institute
- Vanderbilt
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Oral Antibiotics
No oral antibiotics
Oral antibiotics for 3 months; recommendation for antibiotics will be made by an infectious disease specialist.
No oral antibiotics.