2023
1312. Incidence and Microbiology of Prosthetic Joint Infection According to Time Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Cohort Study Among US Veterans
Weinstein E, Re V, Stephens-Shields A, Newcomb C, Silibovsky R, Nelson C, O’Donnell J, Glaser L, Hsieh E, Hanberg J, Akgün K, Tate J, King J. 1312. Incidence and Microbiology of Prosthetic Joint Infection According to Time Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Cohort Study Among US Veterans. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2023, 10: ofad500.1151. PMCID: PMC10678406, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofad500.1151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLate prosthetic joint infectionsPrimary total knee arthroplastyProsthetic joint infectionTotal knee arthroplastyIncidence rate ratiosElective primary total knee arthroplastyJoint infectionKnee arthroplastyIncidence rateChi-squared testGram-negative organismsCumulative incidenceConfidence intervalsIncidence of PJIMicrobiology dataEarly prosthetic joint infectionKaplan-Meier failure curvesCulture-negative prosthetic joint infectionPrimary TKA surgeryRetrospective cohort studyKaplan-Meier methodPearson's chi-squared testGrant/research supportOverall study periodIncident hospitalization1313. Determinants of Prosthetic Joint Infection According to Time Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Cohort Study Among US Veterans
Weinstein E, Re V, Stephens-Shields A, Newcomb C, Silibovsky R, Nelson C, O’Donnell J, Glaser L, Hsieh E, Hanberg J, Akgün K, Tate J, King J. 1313. Determinants of Prosthetic Joint Infection According to Time Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Cohort Study Among US Veterans. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2023, 10: ofad500.1152. PMCID: PMC10679182, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofad500.1152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary total knee arthroplastyProsthetic joint infectionIncidence rate ratiosTotal knee arthroplastyAutoimmune inflammatory arthritisYear of TKAEarly prosthetic joint infectionLate prosthetic joint infectionsVA Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramPeri-operative factorsVeterans Health AdministrationJoint infectionKnee arthroplastyHCV infectionInflammatory arthritisAlcohol use disorderOperative timeRate ratioUse disordersElective primary total knee arthroplastySurgical Quality Improvement ProgramSkin/soft tissueRetrospective cohort studyConfidence intervalsQuality Improvement ProgramIncidence, Microbiological Studies, and Factors Associated With Prosthetic Joint Infection After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Weinstein E, Stephens-Shields A, Newcomb C, Silibovsky R, Nelson C, O’Donnell J, Glaser L, Hsieh E, Hanberg J, Tate J, Akgün K, King J, Re V. Incidence, Microbiological Studies, and Factors Associated With Prosthetic Joint Infection After Total Knee Arthroplasty. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2340457. PMID: 37906194, PMCID: PMC10618849, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.40457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary total knee arthroplastyProsthetic joint infectionTotal knee arthroplastyIncidence rate ratiosLate prosthetic joint infectionsPostoperative periodIncidence rateCohort studyOverall cohortJoint infectionKnee arthroplastyVeterans Affairs Surgical Quality Improvement Program dataElective primary total knee arthroplastyEarly prosthetic joint infectionHepatitis C virus infectionQuality Improvement Program dataVeterans Affairs Corporate Data WarehouseAutoimmune inflammatory arthritisPostoperative antibiotic useC virus infectionRisk factor modificationChronic kidney diseasePeripheral artery diseaseLate postoperative periodYears of care
2021
Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis in HIV Infection: Epidemiology and Treatment
Hanberg JS, Hsieh E, Akgün KM, Weinstein E, Fraenkel L, Justice AC, Team T. Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis in HIV Infection: Epidemiology and Treatment. Arthritis & Rheumatology 2021, 73: 2189-2199. PMID: 34042306, DOI: 10.1002/art.41802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-modifying antirheumatic drugsIncident rheumatoid arthritisDiagnosis of RARA patientsRheumatoid arthritisRheumatoid factorUninfected individualsRheumatology/European AllianceHigh titersVeterans Aging Cohort StudyRA-specific autoantibodiesRheumatology 2010 criteriaTenth Revision codesAging Cohort StudyIncidence rate ratiosHigh autoantibody titersICD-10 codesDMARD useUninfected veteransAntirheumatic drugsAutoantibody titersCohort studyImmunosuppressed populationHIV infectionMedical charts