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Perioperative factors associated with septic arthritis after arthroplasty. Prospective multicenter study of 362 knee and 2,651 hip operations.
     - prospectively evaluated perioperative factors associated with septic arthritis after 362 knee and 2,651 hip arthroplasties;
     - preoperative urinary tract infection proved not to be associated with septic arthritis;

Perioperative lower urinary tract infections and deep sepsis in patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty.

Comparison of test characteristics of urine dipstick and urinalysis at various test cutoff points.

Correlation of urinalysis and dipstick results with catheter-associated urinary tract infections in surgical ICU patients.

The relationship of genitourinary tract procedures and deep sepsis after total hip replacements.

Prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria in patients presenting for total hip or knee replacement [letter].

The significance of asymptomatic bacteriuria in patients undergoing hip/knee arthroplasty.

Urinary tract sequelae: Possible influence on joint infections following total joint replacement.

Epidemiologic and diagnostic aspects of bacteriuria: a longitudinal study in older women.

Epidemiology of bacteriuria in an elderly ambulatory population.

Defining and treating urinary infections

Are Antibiotics Necessary in Hip Arthroplasty With Asymptomatic Bacteriuria? Seeding Risk With/Without Treatment