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Septic arthritis

Acute septic arthritis, infectious arthritis, suppurative arthritis, pyogenic arthritis, or joint infection is the invasion of a joint by an infectious agent resulting in joint inflammation. Generally speaking, symptoms typically include redness, heat and pain in a single joint associated with a decreased ability to move the joint. Onset is usually…

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Causes
Bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites
Diagnostic method
Joint aspiration with culture
Differential diagnosis
Rheumatoid arthritis, reactive arthritis, osteoarthritis, gout
Frequency
5 per 100,000 per year
Medication
Vancomycin, ceftriaxone, ceftazidime
Other names
Infectious arthritis, joint infection

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related to Organisms · 41
Septic arthritis → Apart, Artificial, B19, Borrelia, Both, Common, Concurrent, Confirmation, ELISA, Escherichia, Fungal, Gonococcal, Gram, Histology, HIV, However, It, Joint, Lyme, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
related to Differential diagnosis · 12
Septic arthritis → Acute, Conversely, Especially, Ewing, First, In, Magnetic, More, Noteworthy, The, Therefore, This
related to Joint aspiration · 10
Septic arthritis → Additionally, Borrelia, Cytological, For, However, In, PCR, Synovial, Therefore, Various
related to Outcomes · 10
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related to Adults · 8
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related to Diagnosis · 8
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related to Blood tests · 6
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related to Children · 6
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related to Cause · 4
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Septic arthritisCausesBacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites1.00infobox
Septic arthritisDiagnostic methodJoint aspiration with culture1.00infobox
Septic arthritisDifferential diagnosisRheumatoid arthritis, reactive arthritis, osteoarthritis, gout1.00infobox
Septic arthritisFrequency5 per 100,000 per year1.00infobox
Septic arthritisMedicationVancomycin, ceftriaxone, ceftazidime1.00infobox
Septic arthritisOther namesInfectious arthritis, joint infection1.00infobox
Septic arthritisPrognosis15% risk of death (treatment), 66% risk of death (without treatment)1.00infobox
Septic arthritisRisk factorsArtificial joint, prior arthritis, diabetes, poor immune function1.00infobox
Septic arthritisSpecialtyOrthopedic surgery1.00infobox
Septic arthritisSymptomsRed, hot, painful single joint1.00infobox
Septic arthritisTreatmentAntibiotics, surgery1.00infobox
Septic arthritisUsual onsetRapid1.00infobox

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