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Andreas Mavrogenis
1st Orthopedic Dept. Attikon
Athens, Greece
What’s new in the literature?
Orthopaedic device infections
Suppressive antibiotic therapy in prosthetic joint infections: a multicentre cohort study.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2019.09.007
Staphylococcus aureus Small Colony Variants (SCVs): News From a chronic Prosthetic Joint Infection.
DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2019.00363
One- and two-stage surgical revision of infected elbow prostheses following total joint replacement: a systematic review
DOI:10.1186/s12891-019-2848-
Cardiac device infections
Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis after TAVR and SAVR: Insights from the PARTNER Trials. Circulation
DOI:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.119.041399
European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) international consensus document on how to prevent, diagnose, and treat cardiac implantable electronic device infections-endorsed (ESCMID endorsed)
DOI:10.1093/ejcts/ezz296
Vascular graft infections
Listeria monocytogenes-associated endovascular infections: A study of 71 consecutive cases.
DOI:10.1016/j.jinf.2019.07.013
Other implants
Antibiotic or silver versus standard ventriculoperitoneal shunts (BASICS): a multicentre, single-blinded, randomized trial and economic evaluation.
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(19)31603-4
Past courses
ESGIAI Post-graduate Educational course Groningen, Netherlands, 12-14 June 2019
Glimpse of the course:
Lectures and case discussions on orthopaedic device related infections, vascular graft infections and cerebral shunt infections.
More than 20 nationalities present, including visitors from Australia, South America and United States!
Members of the ESGIAI Executive Committee
Alex Soriano, Antonios Papadopoulos (past members)
Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker, Tobias Kramer (new members)