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Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 1993
Infectious arthritis should be suspected in any patient with a swollen joint but especially in children, debilitated patients, immunocompromised persons, those with infection elsewhere (even if on antibiotics), and those with other types of arthritis or a prosthetic joint. Diagnosis depends on obtaining joint fluid for culture and Gram stain.
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Infectious arthritis should be suspected in any patient with a swollen joint but especially in children, debilitated patients, immunocompromised persons, those with infection elsewhere (even if on antibiotics), and those with other types of arthritis or a prosthetic joint. Diagnosis depends on obtaining joint fluid for culture and Gram stain.
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Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 1990
Any patient who presents with an acute monarticular arthritis, especially a new asymmetric effusion with underlying joint disease, should be suspected of having a bacterial process. Because synovial fluid findings (leukocyte counts and glucose) may not be predictive of infection, bacteriologic analysis by smear and culture is necessary in the ...
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Any patient who presents with an acute monarticular arthritis, especially a new asymmetric effusion with underlying joint disease, should be suspected of having a bacterial process. Because synovial fluid findings (leukocyte counts and glucose) may not be predictive of infection, bacteriologic analysis by smear and culture is necessary in the ...
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Imaging of Infectious Arthritis
Radiologic Clinics of North America, 2001In general, infectious arthritis can be subclassified into two types 31 : pyogenic (septic) and nonpyogenic. Pyogenic arthritis is most commonly caused by Staphylococcus aureus , Neisseria gonorrhoeae , Klebsiella pneumoniae , Candida albicans , and Serratia marcescens .
A, Greenspan, J, Tehranzadeh
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Reactive, infectious, or post‑infectious arthritis?
Vnitřní lékařství, 2022The issue of reactive arthritis belongs to one of the most complex problems in rheumatology. Although the original concept of reactive arthritis as a „sterile arthritis“ has already been overcome, much remains unclear. Non-uniform terminology, classification and diagnostic criteria as well as treatment guidelines leave room for different ...
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Infectious Arthritis and Osteomyelitis
Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 1984Awareness of the possibility of sepsis constitutes the single most important step needed to effectively diagnose and treat a bone or joint infection. Once suspected, the diagnosis can usually be confirmed by identification of the causative microorganism.
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Pasteurella multocida infectious arthritis
The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 1978Pasteurella multocida, a small gram-negative rod, is a domestic animal saprophyte that occasionally causes disease in humans. Infectious arthritis may develop from a superficial animal bite or scratch. Nine previous cases of infectious arthritis due to this organism have been documented in the literature, and a tenth case is reported here.
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Imaging of Infectious Arthritis
Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology, 2003Septic arthritis is a disabling and potentially life-threatening condition that requires prompt diagnosis and treatment. Radiologists play a vital role in both the diagnosis and management of these patients and, therefore, need to be aware of the imaging findings in both acute and chronic septic arthritis.
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