A Platelet-Rich Plasma-Derived Biologic Clears Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms While Mitigating Cartilage Degeneration and Joint Inflammation in a Clinically Relevant Large Animal Infectious Arthritis Model [PDF]
The leading cause of treatment failure in Staphylococcus aureus infections is the development of biofilms. Biofilms are highly tolerant to conventional antibiotics which were developed against planktonic cells.
Jessica M. Gilbertie +16 more
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Guillain–Barre syndrome complicating knee infectious arthritis [PDF]
Key Clinical Message Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rare immune status, which affects the nerves, leading to muscle weakness and tingling, and, in some cases, paralysis. Our case showed that GBS may happen after knee infectious arthritis.
Naram Khalayli +2 more
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Reactive arthritis or chronic infectious arthritis? [PDF]
Microbes reach the synovial cavity either directly during bacteraemia or by transport within lymphoid cells or monocytes. This may stimulate the immune system excessively, triggering arthritis. Some forms of ReA correspond to slow infectious arthritis due to the persistence of microbes and some to an infection triggered arthritis linked to an extra ...
Jean Sibilia, F. X. Limbach
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Flock-level risk factors for outbreaks of infectious arthritis in lambs, Norway 2018. [PDF]
Background Outbreaks of infectious arthritis in young lambs associated with Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies dysgalactiae (SDSD) lead to reduced animal welfare, increased use of antibiotics and economic losses for sheep farmers.
Smistad M +6 more
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The YIN and YANG of lipoproteins in developing and preventing infectious arthritis by Staphylococcus aureus. [PDF]
Rapid bone destruction often leads to permanent joint dysfunction in patients with septic arthritis, which is mainly caused by Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus).
Mohammad M +10 more
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A three-stage procedure using bone transportation for the treatment of sternoclavicular infectious arthritis. [PDF]
BackgroundSternoclavicular joint (SCJ) infectious arthritis is a rare disease. A standard treatment for SCJ infection has not been established. This study aimed to assess the clinical outcomes of a three-stage procedure with bone transportation (BT) for ...
Chen H, Ji X, Hao M, Zhang Q, Tang P.
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Infectious arthritis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. [PDF]
Eleven cases of infectious arthritis occurring in patients with rheumatoid arthritis are reported. Staphylococcus aureus was the causative organism in eight patients. Streptococcus anginosus and Streptococcus agalactiae in one patient each, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis in two patients.
Lurdes Mateo Soria +4 more
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Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis developing after Lyme arthritis: a case report and review [PDF]
Background Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness that can result in a spectrum of musculoskeletal complications, ranging from infection-related arthritis to post-infectious, immune-mediated conditions.
Roma Desai, John B. Miller
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The course of infectious arthritis in a patient with hypogammaglobulinemia
Hypogammaglobulinemia is a condition caused by low levels of immunoglobulins in the blood serum. It can be a manifestation of primary immunodeficiency, characterized by a violation of the production of immunoglobulins, in particular common variable ...
E. A. Savchenko +3 more
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The Infectious Basis of ACPA-Positive Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with HLA-DRB1 shared epitope (HLA-DRB1SE) and anti-citrullinated protein autoantibodies (ACPAs). ACPAs precedes the onset of clinical and subclinical RA.
Lazaros I. Sakkas +3 more
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