Fight against Periprosthetic Joint Infection

Abstract

According to an intriguing article published in the Journal of Infection and Public Health, Periprosthetic Joint Infection (PJI) raises grave social, economic, and clinical concerns in public health that require a complete and accurate approach to improve focus on proven disease prevention and treatment strategies.Defined by an infection of the prosthetic joint, (PJI) is a post-arthroplasty complication (1) . The world's occurrence ranged from 1-2% of hip and knee arthroplasty, which means hundreds of thousands of cases per year, maybe even more.