Walser, Fabienne
Prinz, Julia
Rahm, Stefan
Zingg, Patrick O.
Mancini, Stefano
Imkamp, Frank
Zbinden, Reinhard
Achermann, Yvonne http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7747-937X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Balgrist foundation
University of Zurich
Article History
Received: 1 October 2021
Accepted: 24 March 2022
First Online: 7 April 2022
Declarations
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: The Cantonal Ethic Authority of Zurich confirmed that there is no ethical application required for the AST because the samples had been collected and anonymized before the beginning of the study. For the case description, consent was obtained as part of the following cohort study which was approved on November 2<sup>nd</sup>, 2017, by the Cantonal Ethic Authority of Zurich, Switzerland: “Prospective observational cohort study on periprosthetic joint infections (PJI): Incidence, clinical manifestations, diagnostic approaches, treatment strategies, and long-term outcome” (BASEC Number 2017–01458).
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.
: Patients signed informed consent regarding publishing their data.
: The authors declare no competing interests.