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Introduction | Current Infection Rates Associated with Elective Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty | Historical Perspective: Investigations of the Role of Prophylactic Antibiotics in General and Orthopaedic Surgery | Other Measures to Reduce Infection Rates | Common Causes of Surgical Site Infections in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty | Properties of a Prophylactic Antibiotic | Prophylactic Antibiotics in Institutions with Low Bacterial Resistance | Dosage of Parenteral Antibiotic Prophylaxis | Timing of Parenteral Antibiotic Prophylaxis | Duration of Parenteral Antibiotic Prophylaxis | Changing Epidemiology of Staphylococcal Infections | Resistant Surgical Site Infections | Prophylactic Antibiotics in Institutions with High Bacterial Resistance | Vancomycin | Role of Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus | Local Antibiotic Prophylaxis | Overview | References

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