Antibiotics

Orthopedic surgery

Biology

Microbiology

Surgery

Intensive care medicine

Periprosthetic

Arthroplasty

Antibiotic therapy

Intravenous therapy

Intravenous antibiotics

Joint infections

Medicine

New England Journal of Medicine

The management of complex orthopedic infections usually includes a prolonged course of intravenous antibiotic agents. We investigated whether oral antibiotic therapy is noninferior to intravenous antibiotic therapy for this indication.

Oral versus Intravenous Antibiotics for Bone and Joint Infection