Prosthetic joint infection eradication outcomes for DAIR (debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention) procedure according to culture etiology

Alexandra N. Sheldon; Douglas J. Chonko; Alexander H. Fischbach; Kenan Alzouhayli; Sina Ramtin; Kathryn Fideler; Roberto Gonzalez; Nathaniel A. Bates

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0356624

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Prosthetic joint infection eradication outcomes for DAIR (debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention) procedure according to culture etiology

Alexandra N. Sheldon,

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Orthopaedics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Douglas J. Chonko,

Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Alexander H. Fischbach,

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Kenan Alzouhayli,

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Orthopaedics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Sina Ramtin,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Kathryn Fideler,

Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Aventura, Florida, United States of America
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Roberto Gonzalez,

Roles Data curation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Orthopaedics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Nathaniel A. Bates

Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: Nathaniel.Bates@osumc.edu

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4191-9176

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Prosthetic joint infection eradication outcomes for DAIR (debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention) procedure according to culture etiology

Alexandra N. Sheldon,
Douglas J. Chonko,
Alexander H. Fischbach,
Kenan Alzouhayli,
Sina Ramtin,
Kathryn Fideler,
Roberto Gonzalez,
Nathaniel A. Bates

Published: August 25, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0356624

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