Diagnosis and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection: Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America
These guidelines are intended for use by infectious disease specialists, orthopedists, and other healthcare
professionals who care for patients with prosthetic joint infection (PJI). They include evidence-based and
opinion-based recommendations for the diagnosis and management of patients with PJI treated with
debridement and retention of the prosthesis, resection arthroplasty with or without subsequent staged
reimplantation, 1-stage reimplantation, and amputation.
