Prosthesis-Related Infections

"Prosthesis-Related Infections" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Infections resulting from the implantation of prosthetic devices. The infections may be acquired from intraoperative contamination (early) or hematogenously acquired from other sites (late).

Descriptor ID	D016459
MeSH Number(s)	C01.539.685 C23.550.767.868
Concept/Terms	Prosthesis-Related Infections Prosthesis-Related Infections Prosthesis Related Infections Infections, Prosthesis-Related Prosthesis-Related Infection

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Prosthesis-Related Infections".

Diseases [C]
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01]
Infection [C01.539]
Prosthesis-Related Infections [C01.539.685]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Pathologic Processes [C23.550]
Postoperative Complications [C23.550.767]
Prosthesis-Related Infections [C23.550.767.868]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	1	0	1
1996	1	0	1
1998	1	0	1
1999	1	0	1
2002	0	1	1
2004	0	1	1
2008	1	0	1
2009	1	0	1
2010	0	1	1
2012	0	1	1
2014	1	0	1
2015	2	1	3
2017	5	0	5
2018	1	0	1

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Cheng TW, Farber A, Eslami MH, Kalish JA, Jones DW, Rybin D, Siracuse JJ. Removal of infected arteriovenous grafts is morbid and many patients do not receive a new access within 1?year. J Vasc Surg. 2019 Jul; 70(1):193-198.

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Babu JM, Kalagara S, Durand W, Antoci V, Deren ME, Cohen E. Sarcopenia as a Risk Factor for Prosthetic Infection After Total Hip or Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2019 01; 34(1):116-122.

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Jacoby A, Stranix JT, Cohen O, Louie E, Balsam LB, Levine JP. Flap coverage for the treatment of exposed left ventricular assist device (LVAD) hardware and intractable LVAD infections. J Card Surg. 2017 Nov; 32(11):732-737.

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Balsam LB, Jacoby A, Louie E, Levine JP. Long-Term Success With Driveline Exit Site Relocation for Deep Driveline Infection in Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients. Innovations (Phila). 2017 Nov/Dec; 12(6):440-445.

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Henrikson CA, Sohail MR, Acosta H, Johnson EE, Rosenthal L, Pachulski R, Dan D, Paladino W, Khairallah FS, Gleed K, Hanna I, Cheng A, Lexcen DR, Simons GR. Antibacterial Envelope Is Associated With?Low Infection Rates After Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator and?Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Device Replacement: Results of the Citadel and Centurion Studies. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2017 10; 3(10):1158-1167.

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Balsam LB, Louie E, Hill F, Levine J, Phillips MS. Mycobacterium chimaera left ventricular assist device infections. J Card Surg. 2017 Jun; 32(6):402-404.

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Son AY, Stein LH, DeAnda A, Katz SD, Smith DE, Reyentovich A, Balsam LB. Impact of chlorhexidine gluconate intolerance on driveline infection during chronic HeartMate II left ventricular assist device support. Int J Artif Organs. 2017 01 13; 39(11):570-574.

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Naunheim MR, Remenschneider AK, Scangas GA, Bunting GW, Deschler DG. The Effect of Initial Tracheoesophageal Voice Prosthesis Size on Postoperative Complications and Voice Outcomes. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2016 Jun; 125(6):478-84.

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Proulx MK, Palace SG, Gandra S, Torres B, Weir S, Stiles T, Ellison RT, Goguen JD. Reversion From Methicillin Susceptibility to Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus During Treatment of Bacteremia. J Infect Dis. 2016 Mar 15; 213(6):1041-8.

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Rubinfeld G, Levine JP, Reyentovich A, DeAnda A, Balsam LB. Management of Rapidly Ascending Driveline Tunnel Infection. J Card Surg. 2015 Nov; 30(11):853-5.

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