Overview

Teicoplanin Prophylaxis for Total Hip or Knee Arthroplasty

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2007-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This is a prospective, open-label, randomized clinical trial where patients were administered prophylaxis for total hip or knee arthroplasty either with teicoplanin or with other antibiotics. The study is aiming to evaluate any differences between these two different strategies of antimicrobial prophylaxis in the occurrence of surgical site infections
Phase:
Phase 4
Details
Lead Sponsor:
University of Athens
Collaborator:
KAT Hospital of Athens
Treatments:
beta-Lactams
Cephalosporins
Ciprofloxacin
Lactams
Teicoplanin