Septic Arthritis
Polyarticular septic arthritis following septic circumcision
... acute septic arthritis. The fundamental treatment principles of septic arthritis include prompt diagnostic joint aspiration (for microscopy and culture) followed by early adequate joint ...
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A systematic review and meta analysis regarding the use of corticosteroids in septic arthritis
... of septic arthritis; presence of a control group or cohort; clearly stated inclusion and outcome criteria; assessment of results using a validated appropriate statistical test and ethical ...
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Septic arthritis caused by Brucella melitensis in urban Shenzhen, China: a case report
... doxycycline combined with streptomycin or rifampicin for 6 weeks [14]. Skalsky et al. suggested triple regimens in- cluding an aminoglycoside [15] and offers an advantage over doxycycline with an aminoglycoside or ...
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Bilateral septic arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint complicating infective endocarditis: a case report
... Background: Septic arthritis is an infectious disease that commonly affects weight-bearing or proximal joints such as the knee and the hip. The sternoclavicular joint is an unusual site of this entity. It ...
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Can procalcitonin measurement help the diagnosis of osteomyelitis and septic arthritis? A prospective trial
... Results: Three hundred thirty nine patients were included (118 girls and 221 boys). Group 1 comprised 8 patients (2 had PCT levels > 0.5 ng/ml). Two had osteomyelitis and 6 septic arthritis. Forty ...
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Septic arthritis significantly increased the long-term mortality in geriatric patients
... Septic arthritis (SA) is a common joint infection [4] and is often caused by bacteria, viruses, or other less- common pathogens ...rheumatoid arthritis; (6) pres- ence of prosthetic joint; (7) recent ...
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Original Article A case of septic arthritis of shoulder presenting as rotator cuff tear
... Adults often have a sub-acute presentation. Therefore a painful joint after arthroscopy or arthrography, must be suspected of being infected unless proven otherwise. One pros- pective study of 75 patients, over a period ...
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Septic Arthritis of the Hand during Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
... Septic arthritis of the joint of the hand and wrist is ...evidence, septic arthritis of the hand is difficult to diagnose in the initial phase, and acute septic arthritis may be ...
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Otogenic temporomandibular septic arthritis in a child: a case report and a review of the literature
... To conclude, septic arthritis of the TMJ is a rare but potentially severe complication of AOM or otomastoidi- tis in children. It should be suspected in the presence of trismus, jaw pain and preauricular ...
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Pneumococcal polyarticular septic arthritis after a single infusion of infliximab in a rheumatoid arthritis patient: a case report
... control septic arthritis until sensitivity to ceftriaxone was confirmed on day two, but after that we stopped the use of ...in septic arthritis in RA [16], and polyarticular septic ...
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Arthroscopic Treatment for Septic Arthritis of the Shoulders in Neonates: A Case Report
... concomitant osteomyelitis in the proximal humerus of the right shoulder of a 28-day-old neonate. As treatment, we performed irrigation and drainage through 2.4 mm wrist arthroscopy and multiple drilling through a lumbar ...
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Sternoclavicular joint septic arthritis following paraspinal muscle abscess and septic lumbar spondylodiscitis with epidural abscess in a patient with diabetes: a case report
... Septic arthritis of the SCJ is extremely rare, comprising 0.5–1% of all joint infections [10], but results in abscess formation in 20% of cases [11,12]. The SCJ is the only joint connecting the trunk with ...
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Septic arthritis of the knee: Presentation of a novel irrigation suction system tested in a cadaver study
... The aim of this article is to summarise the accepted therapy of bacterial knee joint infections, and to present a novel irrigation-suction system that was tested in a cada- ver study to be used in the postoperative ...
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Streptobacillus moniliformis septic arthritis: a clinical entity distinct from rat bite fever?
... Streptobacillary septic arthritis is an infection caused by S. moniliformis differing from traditional rat-bite fever and Haverhill fever after exposure to rats or other rodents. Asymmetrical polyarticular ...
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Sternoclavicular joint septic arthritis with chest wall abscess in a healthy adult: a case report
... Septic arthritis of the SCJ is rare, involving only 0.5–1.0 % of all joint infections. It occurs in less than 0.5 % of other- wise healthy adults [1–4]. It may cause serious complica- tions such as ...
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Isolated septic arthritis of hip joint: a rare presentation of melioidosis A case report
... nuclear leukocytes, hemoglobin of 9.1 g/dL and a nor- mal platelet count. Both erythrocyte sedimentation rate (65 mm/1st h) and C-reactive protein (86 mg/dL) were elevated. Initial radiograph of left hip joint was nor- ...
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FOLLOW-UP: THE BACTERIAL ETIOLOGY AND ANTIBIOTIC MANAGEMENT OF SEPTIC ARTHRITIS IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN
... MANAGEMENT OF SEPTIC ARTHRITIS IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN FOLLOW-UP: THE BACTERIAL ETIOLOGY AND ANTIBIOTIC. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/50/3/437[r] ...
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Serum Procalcitonin is a sensitive and specific marker in the diagnosis of septic arthritis and acute osteomyelitis
... and Septic Arthritis (SA) is of vital importance to avoid devastating ...and Septic Arthritis from viral and non infective inflammatory bone and joint ...
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Morbimortality in adult patients with septic arthritis: a three year hospital based study
... Septic arthritis is a medical emergency, and so delayed or inadequate treatment can lead to irreversible joint de- struction and thus substantial morbidity and mortality ...
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Analysis of factors influencing prognosis in foals with septic arthritis
... of septic arthritis referred to the Cornell University Veterinary Hospital between January 1, 1994 and January 1, 2004 were retrieved and ...of septic arthritis ...
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