Characteristics of 121 patients with orthopedic implant-associated infections, including 62 with periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) and 59 with fixation device-associated infection (FDAI).
Multiresistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus are the main cause of prevailing hospital-associated infections (HAI). NGS provides the opportunity to explore the bacterial genome including phylogeny,