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Adult Native Joint Septic Arthritis: A Nine-Year Retrospective Analysis in a Portuguese University Hospital

Author(s) -

Ana Cipriano,

Fábio Videira Santos,

Rita Dias,

André Carvalho,

Ernestina Reis,

Cláudia Pereira,

Ana Cláudia Santos,

Ricardo Sousa,

Miguel Araújo Abreu

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

acta médica portuguesa

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316

H-Index - 21

eISSN - 1646-0758

pISSN - 0870-399X

DOI - 10.20344/amp.12998

Subject(s) - septic arthritis , medicine , arthrocentesis , antibiotics , staphylococcus aureus , arthritis , retrospective cohort study , teicoplanin , surgery , vancomycin , intensive care medicine , synovial fluid , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , osteoarthritis , bacteria , genetics , alternative medicine , biology

Septic arthritis of a native joint represents a medical emergency. Drainage and effective antibiotic treatment are critical to avoid joint destruction and long-term impairment. The aim of this study was to evaluate epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients with the diagnosis of septic arthritis to help establish local guidelines for empirical antibiotic treatment.

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