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ArticleJournal of bone and joint infection2026

Isolation policies in musculoskeletal infection care: time to move from tradition to evidence.

Laura Bessems, Jolien Onsea, Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker, Irene K Sigmund, Tristan Ferry, Richard Kuehl, Martin Clauss, Alex Soriano, Ricardo Sousa, Annette Schuermans and 1 more

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Article in Journal of bone and joint infection, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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11 authors.

Laura BessemsDepartment of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Jolien OnseaDepartment of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5096-5789
Marjan Wouthuyzen-BakkerDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7866-2467
Irene K SigmundDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5068-2738
Tristan FerryInfectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Croix-Rousse Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 69004 Lyon, France.
Richard KuehlDivision of Infectious Diseases & Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Basel, 4031 Basel, Switzerland.
Martin ClaussDepartment of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Center for Musculoskeletal Infections (ZMSI), University Hospital Basel, 4031 Basel, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1598-2209
Alex SorianoHospital Clinic of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9374-0811
Ricardo SousaOrthopaedic Department, Porto Bone Infection Group (GRIP), ULS Santo António, 4099-001 Porto, Portugal.
Annette SchuermansDepartment of Infection Control and Epidemiology, University Hospitals Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Willem-Jan MetsemakersDepartment of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4114-9093

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A recent scoping review found no evidence supporting routine ward-level isolation or dedicated septic wards for non-multidrug-resistant organism musculoskeletal infections when standard precautions are applied, whereas targeted measures remain appropriate for multidrug-resistant organisms. An international survey revealed wide variation in attitudes and a persistent belief in supporting evidence, highlighting a gap between evidence and perception and supporting a differentiated, risk-based approach to isolation.

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