Impact of Rifampicin in Treatment Outcome of Cutibacterium Acnes Prosthetic Joint Infections

Inclusion criteria

• Age: > or =18 years old;
• Monomicrobial, rifampicin susceptible Cutibacterium acnes late total knee arthroplasty (TKA) or hip arthroplasty (total, THA or hemiarthroplasty, HH) or shoulder arthroplasty (total, TSA or hemiarthroplasty, SH) infection treated surgically with single-stage or two-stage revision;
• Isolation of C. acnes on two distinct per-operative samples collected during the single-stage or the two-stage revision
• Based on the antimicrobial susceptibility test of the C. acnes and the medical history of the patient, the PJI can be treated with amoxicillin or moxifloxacin;
• Women considered of childbearing potential (WOCBP) requires use of a highly effective contraceptive measure as intrauterine device (IUD), intrauterine hormone-releasing system (IUS), documented bilateral tubal occlusion, documented vasectomised partner, sexual abstinence. Contraception should be maintained during treatment and until the end of relevant systemic exposure.

Exclusion criteria

• Contraindication to Rifampicin (included ongoing treatment contraindicated with rifampicin)
• Contraindication to Amoxicillin AND moxifloxacin (included ongoing treatment contraindicated with these medicines)
• Empirical antibiotic treatment not administered during the 24 hours following revision surgery;
• Inactive empirical antibiotic treatment following surgery according to the AST of the bacteria;
• disease-modifying treatment incompatible with the inducer effect of rifampicin
• Liver cirrhosis;
• Pregnancy: a pregnancy blood test will be performed on all women of childbearing age. The results will be sent to the patient by the doctor of their choice;
• Porphyria;
• Renal insufficiency with GFR < 30ml/min/1.73 m2 (CKD-EPI);