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Prosthesis-Related Infections MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
coord IM with specific infect (IM) and specific prosthesis /adv eff (IM), as EYE, ARTIFICIAL/adv eff; infect by biofilm: coord IM with BIOFILMS (IM) but see note there
Scope Note
Infections resulting from the implantation of prosthetic devices. The infections may be acquired from intraoperative contamination (early) or hematogenously acquired from other sites (late).
Infections resulting from the implantation of prosthetic devices. The infections may be acquired from intraoperative contamination (early) or hematogenously acquired from other sites (late).