Actualités thérapeutiques en orthopédie septique

This article highlights four recent updates in infectious disease in the management of bone and joint infections (BJI). During the first six weeks of treatment of a BJI, with or without orthopedic implant, oral antimicrobial therapy is as effective as intravenous therapy. For periprosthetic joint infections, a randomized control study failed to demonstrate non-inferiority of 6 versus 12 weeks of antibiotic therapy. In diabetic foot osteomyelitis, a 3-week course of antibiotics appears to be non-inferior to a 6-week course. Phage therapy seems promising in adjunctive therapy of complex BJI.