[Review of practices concerning the delivery of an international implant card following the implantation of a medical device.].

Introduction: The European regulation 2017/745 requires the delivery of an international implant card to the patient following the implantation of implantable medical devices (IMD). Currently, there are no procedure to describe the process for providing traceability documents to patients in our institution. The objective of this work was to evaluate the practices of the various departments concerned in our institution and to think about actions to meet the current regulation.

Adherence to oral antibiotic therapy in patients with bone and joint infection: A pilot study.

Objectives: The management of bone and joint infections (BJI) is complex and requires prolonged antimicrobial therapy. Few data exist on adherence to anti-infectious treatment other than HIV, and none on BJI, even though compliance is considered as a major determinant of clinical outcome. This work aimed at evaluating adherence to oral antimicrobial treatment in patients with BJI.