Bacterial septic arthritis in adults

Evaluation of serum procalcitonin as a significant marker in cases of septic arthritis and osteomyelitis: a two year study

“…However findings in the study of Mathews CJ, et al phalanges were more commonly involved than the ankle joint. 9 In group I cases, culture positivity was 92% with MRSA being the commonest isolate in pus and Pseudomonas from the blood. The results of our study are in concordance with the findings of Li SF et al who reported MRSA as the predominant isolate from their study.…”

Septic Oligoarthritis Caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii

“…Bacteria may spread directly from adjacent osteomyelitis or from a local soft-tissue infection, diagnostic or therapeutic procedure, or penetrating trauma 1 . Usually, this condition is caused by S. aureus, which accounts for two-thirds of the cases, whereas septic arthritis caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae or Acinetobacter baumannii are rare conditions seldom reported 2,3,4,5 . We describe a case of an adult male with oligoarthritis septic arthritis due to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase K. pneumoniae and imipenem-resistent A. baumannii after arthroscopic surgery of the knee.…”

Multiple Septic Bursitis and Spontaneous Achilles Tendon Tear in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

“…Bacteremia accounts for 24% of the major infections in patients with SLE while polyarticular septic complications are extremely rare 2,3 . Joint or bursa infection, in which the most frequent causative organisms identified are S. aureus, can derive from hematogenous spread or from direct dissemination after trauma or invasive procedures, especially in immunosuppressed patients and in a damaged joint or bursa 4 . Spontaneous tendon rupture in patients with SLE is a rare but potentially disabling complication.…”