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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
34
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-10-26
pubmed:abstractText
At all ages, Staphylococcus aureus is the most common microorganism responsible for septic arthritis, but in children below five years of age Haemophilus influenzae is frequently found. In about 1/3 of the cases cultures are negative, primarily because of initiation of antibiotic therapy prior to sampling. A distended joint should be treated as infection until otherwise proved. Today repeated aspirations of the infected joint are recommended as initial treatment, if possible with additional joint lavage, together with systemic antibiotic therapy. In case with no clinical response within 2-4 days, surgical debridement of the joint with synovectomy is of utmost importance. Exercises without weight-bearing are initiated at an early stage and weight-bearing avoided for six weeks.
pubmed:language
dan
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0041-5782
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
20
pubmed:volume
152
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2420-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
[Purulent arthritis].
pubmed:affiliation
Rigshospitalet, Ortopaed-kirurgisk afdeling U, København.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Review