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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017 Background There are many case reports of septic arthritis complicating invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD); however, no study has compared patients with IPD with septic arthritis to those who didn’t develop septic arthritis Thus, we aimed to determine ...
Thomas J. Marrie +3 more
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A case of septic arthritis of the wrist in an infant
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2022 Septic wrist arthritis in the pediatric population is very rare. Early diagnosis and therapeutic intervention are important in preventing sequelae of septic arthritis in children. We describe a case of a septic wrist arthritis in infant who was diagnosed
Ayana Kitta +4 more
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Factitious septic arthritis [PDF]
Arthritis & Rheumatism, 1989 AbstractSeptic arthritis is an uncommon manifestation of factitious illness. We report 2 patients who developed septic arthritis of the knee after repeated self‐administered intraarticular injections. Multiple unusual infective agents were isolated. These cases illustrate malingering and Munchausen syndrome, 2 examples from the spectrum of factitious ...
T G, Elliott, D, Burdge, G D, Reid
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The potential use of microcalorimetry in rapid differentiation between septic arthritis and other causes of arthritis. [PDF]
, 2014 Current diagnostic methods in differentiating septic from non-septic arthritis are time-consuming (culture) or have limited sensitivity (Gram stain). Microcalorimetry is a novel method that can rapidly detect microorganisms by their heat production.
Borens, O. +5 more
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Polyarticular septic arthritis [PDF]
BMJ, 2006 Septic arthritis can be polyarticular, and joints suspected of harbouring infection should be aspirated ...
C, Christodoulou, P, Gordon, G, Coakley
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Risk factors for septic arthritis in patients with joint disease: A prospective study [PDF]
, 1995 Objective. To quantify potential risk factors for septic arthritis, in order to identify a basis for prevention. Methods. The occurrence of potential risk factors for septic arthritis in patients with joint diseases attending a rheumatic disease ...
Habbema, J.D.F. (Dik) +4 more
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BMC Rheumatology, 2019 Background Group B Streptococcus (GBS) emerged as the frequent pathogen for septic arthritis. There was no study comparing risks, clinical presentations and outcomes between GBS septic arthritis and other bacterial septic arthritis. The aim of this study
Rungkan Ruksasakul +3 more
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Septic arthritis of a native knee joint due to Corynebacterium striatum [PDF]
, 2014 We report a case of septic arthritis of a native knee joint due to Corynebacterium striatum, a rare and unusual cause of septic arthritis of native joints.
Bulbin, Alan +10 more
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Gene expression of S100a8/a9 predicts Staphylococcus aureus-induced septic arthritis in mice
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Septic arthritis is the most aggressive joint disease associated with high morbidity and mortality. The interplay of the host immune system with the invading pathogens impacts the pathophysiology of septic arthritis. Early antibiotic treatment is crucial
Meghshree Deshmukh +11 more
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Antibiotics with Interleukin-15 inhibition reduces joint inflammation and bone erosions but not cartilage destruction in Staphylococcus aureus-induced arthritis [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Staphylococcus aureus-induced arthritis causes rapid joint destruction, often leading to disabling joint damage despite antibiotics. We have previously shown that IL-15 inhibition without antibiotics is beneficial in S.
Bergmann, Berglind +7 more
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