background: to assess the distribution and resistance of the pathogens responsible for septic arthritis and osteomyelitis over a 10 years period in children admitted to children's medical center hospital, tehran, iran. methods: microbiologic and clinical presentation reports from 145 cases of septic arthritis and osteomyelitis from march 1995 to february 2005 were retrospectively reviewed. resu...

BACKGROUND septic arthritis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa is uncommon in the immunocompetent older population, despite its occurrence in younger patients with open injuries and in intravenous drug abusers. CASE REPORT here we report a case of septic arthritis caused by P. aeruginosa complicated by death in an older patient with recently treated Pseudomonas urinary tract infection. DISCUS...

OBJECTIVE To determine the epidemiology, clinical features, and microbiology of adult native joint septic arthritis in Canterbury, New Zealand, over a 5-year period in individuals with and without an underlying rheumatic disorder. METHODS Patients with native joint septic arthritis were identified retrospectively and classified by Newman's criteria. The clinical characteristics were described...

BACKGROUND Despite advances in antimicrobial and surgical therapy, septic arthritis remains a rheumatologic emergency that can lead to rapid joint destruction and irreversible loss of function. In adults, Staphylococcus aureus is the most common microorganism isolated from native joints. Streptococcus gordonii is a prominent member of the viridans group of oral bacteria and is among the bacteri...

BACKGROUND Permanent joint dysfunction due to bone destruction occurs in up to 50% of patients with septic arthritis. Recently, imaging technologies such as micro computed tomography (μCT) scan have been widely used for preclinical models of autoimmune joint disorders. However, the radiological features of septic arthritis in mice are still largely unknown. METHODS NMRI mice were intravenousl...

Clinical prediction algorithms are used to differentiate transient synovitis from septic arthritis. These algorithms typically include the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), although in clinical practice measurement of the C-reactive protein (CRP) has largely replaced the ESR. We evaluated the use of CRP in a predictive algorithm. The records of 311 children with an effusion of the hip, whic...

Objective: Polyarticular septic arthritis accounts for 15% of all septic arthritis, but there are few references in the literature. We describe characteristics of patients with polyarticular septic arthritis in a rheumatology service. Patients and method: Retrospective analysis of patients with septic arthritis involving more than one joint. Only patients with positive culture of synovial fluid...

OBJECTIVE Polyarticular septic arthritis accounts for 15% of all septic arthritis, but there are few references in the literature. We describe characteristics of patients with polyarticular septic arthritis in a rheumatology service. PATIENTS AND METHOD Retrospective analysis of patients with septic arthritis involving more than one joint. Only patients with positive culture of synovial fluid...

Septic arthritis of the hip is rarely caused by Mycoplasma hominis. It rarely develops in a patient during the postpartum period. However, delayed treatment of septic arthritis of the hip may lead to serious sequelae; therefore, it is important for clinicians not to overlook patients with the disease. This case illustrates the clinical steps in diagnosis and treatment of M. hominis septic arthr...