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ArticleZeitschrift fur Rheumatologie2014

[Septic arthritis in adults].

J Loock, N Haustedt, J Wollenhaupt

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Article in Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

J LoockKlinik für Rheumatologie und klinische Immunologie, Schön Klinikum Hamburg Eilbek, Dehnhaide 120, 22081, Hamburg, Deutschland, jloock@schoen-kliniken.de.
N Haustedt
J Wollenhaupt
Schön Klinik Hamburg Eilbek · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Septic arthritis is a true rheumatological emergency requiring immediate and thoughtful effort for rapid diagnosis establishment and treatment initiation. Children and elderly persons as well as immunocompromised individuals, patients with pre-existing joint damage and with inflammatory rheumatic joint diseases are preferentially affected. Bacteremia, joint surgery and intra-articular injections pose risk situations for the development of joint infections. The most frequent causative organism is Staphylococcus aureus but other relevant pathogens include coagulase-negative staphylococci, streptococci and mycobacteria. Synovial fluid analysis (e.g. appearance, cell count and microbiological examination) is the most important step to establish the diagnosis. The two main components of therapy consist of joint drainage and antibiotic treatment. The approach to periprosthetic joint infections depends on the duration of symptoms, causative organism and individual factors.

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AdultAnti-Bacterial AgentsArthritis, InfectiousBacterial InfectionsCombined Modality TherapyDrainageFemaleHumansMaleSynovial MembraneAnti-Bacterial Agents

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PMID25115141
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