RT Book, Section
A1 Madoff, Lawrence C.
A2 Kasper, Dennis L.
A2 Fauci, Anthony S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1141406148
T1 INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS
T2 Harrison's Infectious Diseases, 3e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259835971
LK accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141406148
RD 2024/04/19
AB Although  Staphylococcus  aureus,  Neisseria  gonorrhoeae,  and  other  bacteria  are  the  most  common  causes  of  infectious  arthritis,  various  mycobacteria,  spirochetes,  fungi,  and  viruses  also  infect  joints  (Table  27-1).  Since  acute  bacterial  infection  can  destroy  articular  cartilage  rapidly,  all  inflamed  joints  must  be  evaluated  without  delay  to  exclude  noninfectious  processes  and  determine  appropriate  antimicrobial  therapy  and  drainage  procedures.  For  more  detailed  information  on  infectious  arthritis  caused  by  specific  organisms,  the  reader  is  referred  to  the  chapters  on  those  organisms.