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About half of the 2 million cases of nosocomial infection that occur each year in the United States are associated with indwelling devices. Although less common than infections related to catheters, infections associated with surgical implants are generally more difficult to manage because they require a longer period of antibiotic therapy and repeated surgical procedures.^1,2 In 2002, the Multidisciplinary Alliance against Device-Related Infections (www.maadrialliance.org) was established to organize groups of experts to develop guidelines for treatment. The four objectives of this review of infections associated with a variety of surgical implants are to describe the clinical and economic effects, address . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Clinical and Economic Consequences

Diagnostic Challenges

General Principles of Treatment

Implant-Specific Therapeutic Approaches

Prosthetic Heart Valves

Vascular Grafts

Pacemaker–Defibrillator Systems

Left Ventricular Assist Devices

Joint Prostheses

Fracture-Fixation Devices

Ventricular Shunts

Mammary Implants

Inflatable Penile Implants

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From the Center for Prostheses Infection and the Infectious Disease Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston.

Address reprint requests to Dr. Darouiche at the Center for Prostheses Infection, Baylor College of Medicine, 1333 Moursund Ave., Suite A221, Houston, TX 77030, or at rdarouiche@aol.com.

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Deysine M., Roy-Chaudhury P., Munda R., Kreismann E., Mitsutake K., Niwaya K., Darouiche R. O.
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N Engl J Med 2004; 351:193-195, Jul 8, 2004. Correspondence

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