Mismatch May Be Common in PJI Cultures

• by Andrea Surnit

• May 14, 2026

7 Days Noninferior in Bacteremia

BALANCE compared 7 vs 14 days of treatment among hospitalized patients with bloodstream infections.

• by Kathryn Wighton

• May 12, 2026

• 5 min

Research progress on debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention (DAIR) for the treatment of periprosthetic joint infection after artificial joint replacement

• by Wenguang Feng, Zhichao Zhang, Ribusurong Pu, Haibin Wang, Rui Liu, Yanhong Sun, Guoliang Zhang

• July 3, 2026

Postop Pain Differs by Vitamin D Status

Patients with preoperative vitamin D deficiency had higher postoperative pain scores and opioid use after mastectomy, including more than triple the odds of moderate to severe pain within 24 hours of surgery.

• by Kathryn Wighton

• May 27, 2026

• 3 min