A rare case of extensive Staphylococcus aureus sternoclavicular septic arthritis treated without surgical intervention
This is a rare case of a 55 year-old immunocompetent female who developed Methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus sternoclavicular septic arthritis. The infection was not limited to the joint space but extended into adjacent bones and superior mediastinum. However the patient was successfully tr...
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| description | This is a rare case of a 55 year-old immunocompetent female who developed Methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus sternoclavicular septic arthritis. The infection was not limited to the joint space but extended into adjacent bones and superior mediastinum. However the patient was successfully treated without surgical intervention and preservation of joint function was obtained with only intravenous antibiotic therapy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5202f9bff3e9460d9d4adc67cb4549ae2022-12-21T18:21:45ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092021-01-0123e01023A rare case of extensive Staphylococcus aureus sternoclavicular septic arthritis treated without surgical interventionJames B. Doub0Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 725 West Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USAThis is a rare case of a 55 year-old immunocompetent female who developed Methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus sternoclavicular septic arthritis. The infection was not limited to the joint space but extended into adjacent bones and superior mediastinum. However the patient was successfully treated without surgical intervention and preservation of joint function was obtained with only intravenous antibiotic therapy.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920303310Staphylococcus aureusSeptic arthritisOsteomyelitisBacteremiaSternoclavicular joint |
| spellingShingle | James B. Doub A rare case of extensive Staphylococcus aureus sternoclavicular septic arthritis treated without surgical intervention IDCases Staphylococcus aureus Septic arthritis Osteomyelitis Bacteremia Sternoclavicular joint |
| title | A rare case of extensive Staphylococcus aureus sternoclavicular septic arthritis treated without surgical intervention |
| title_full | A rare case of extensive Staphylococcus aureus sternoclavicular septic arthritis treated without surgical intervention |
| title_fullStr | A rare case of extensive Staphylococcus aureus sternoclavicular septic arthritis treated without surgical intervention |
| title_full_unstemmed | A rare case of extensive Staphylococcus aureus sternoclavicular septic arthritis treated without surgical intervention |
| title_short | A rare case of extensive Staphylococcus aureus sternoclavicular septic arthritis treated without surgical intervention |
| title_sort | rare case of extensive staphylococcus aureus sternoclavicular septic arthritis treated without surgical intervention |
| topic | Staphylococcus aureus Septic arthritis Osteomyelitis Bacteremia Sternoclavicular joint |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920303310 |
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