85
Participants
Start Date
June 1, 2015
Primary Completion Date
April 1, 2018
Study Completion Date
May 18, 2018
Two week's arm - surgery
The investigators perform a surgical drainage of the infection along with the complete removal of the infected orthopedic implant.
Four week's arm - surgery
The investigators perform a surgical drainage of the infection along with the complete removal of the infected orthopedic implant.
Two week's arm - drugs
After the surgical implant removal, the investigators prescribe a total of 2 weeks of systemic targeted antibiotic therapy against the causative pathogen(s), of which one week is recommended to be intravenously.
Four week's arm - drugs
After the surgical implant removal, the investigators prescribe a total of 4 weeks of systemic targeted antibiotic therapy against the causative pathogen(s), of which one week is recommended to be intravenously.
Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva
University Hospital, Geneva
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