Gut Microbiome of Patients Undergoing Antibiotic Therapy for Orthopedic Device-related Infection

Exclusion Criteria

• •The patient took antibiotics in the previous six weeks of recruitment (a single dose/"shot" of antibiotics during this period is not considered).
• •The patient suffers from gut-associated morbidities such as Morbus Crohn or colitis ulcerosa.
• •The patient suffers from psychiatric disorders/cognitive impairment affecting understanding.
• •The patient is unable to give consent and follow procedures and/or has insufficient knowledge of the project language.