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8497934

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
14
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-6-21
pubmed:abstractText
The occurrence of severe joint and bursal infections preceded by local steroid injection was investigated in a retrospective survey. Of 37 consecutive patients with pyogenic arthritis or bursitis admitted to two hospitals over a three-year-period, nine (95% confidence limits 12-41%) had received previous intraarticular or intrabursal injections of steroid. Staphylococcus aureus was cultured in all cases. This incidence rate of endemic iatrogenic infection is at least 60 times higher than earlier reported. The alarming frequency may be attributed to insufficient aseptic precautions and/or the injection of depot steroids into cavities with overlooked established infection. An increased awareness of this complication seems warranted. Meticulous hygienic measures should be emphasized in drug information inserts. Health authorities and quality control bodies should monitor and analyze the occurrence of such accidents.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
dan
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0041-5782
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
5
pubmed:volume
155
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1047-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
[Purulent arthritis and bursitis after local injection of depot steroids].
pubmed:affiliation
Ortopaedkirurgisk afdeling, Centralsygehuset i Nykøbing Falster.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract