Greyling, Pauline; Le Roux, Theo L.B.; Botha, Liesl(South African Orthopaedic Association, 2014)
The risk of hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission is six times higher per needle-stick exposure than is the risk of
HIV infection (1.8% vs 0.3%). The prevalence of HCV in South Africa is not known but estimated to be ...
Botha, Liesl; Le Roux, Theo L.B.; McLoughlin, Heather(South African Orthopaedic Association, 2016)
The increasing rate of arthroplasty, revisions and resistance to antibiotics has increased the risk for fungal infections.
Different treatment modalities exist: suppressive therapy, debridement with retained prosthesis, ...
