RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The management of septic arthritis
JF Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
JO Drug Ther Bull
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 65
OP 68
DO 10.1136/dtb.2003.41965
VO 41
IS 9
YR 2003
UL http://dtb.bmj.com/content/41/9/65.abstract
AB Septic arthritis - infection with resulting inflammation within a joint - is an emergency. Not only can it rapidly destroy a joint or irreversibly impair joint function, it may be fatal.1 So although the condition is not common, affecting between 2 and 10 per 100,000 people each year in the UK, it must be recognised and tackled promptly. Here we review the management of septic arthritis, particularly that of bacterial origin.