Combined Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell and Antibiotic Therapy Can Effectively Treat Periprosthetic Joint Infection in Rats

The authors investigated the efficacy of combined intravenous adipose-derived stem cells and antibiotic therapy in comparison to antibiotic monotherapy in a methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus-infected periprosthetic joint infection rat model.