da Silva RB, et al. - This research sought to distinguish independent risk factors (RFs) correlated with Acinetobacter baumannii-associated prosthetic joint infection (PJI) and their role in the treatment outcome. Researchers conducted a single-centre, retrospective cohort study of PJI patients diagnosed between January 2014 and July 2018. Kaplan–Meier analysis and log-rank test were performed to explore treatment failure. They evaluated 98 PJI cases including 33 with Acinetobacter baumannii -associated PJI and 65 with PJI involving other microorganisms (non–Ab-associated PJI). It has been reported that late chronic infections, surgical revision and nonelective arthroplasty are well-known predictors of PJI but were also independently associated with Acinetobacter baumannii -associated PJI. The results showed that infections caused by Acinetobacter baumannii and surgical treatment with debridement, antibiotics and implant retention were not correlated with PJI treatment failure.