Clinical and epidemiological differences between septic arthritis of the knee and hip caused by oxacillin-sensitive and -resistant s. aureus

Clinical and epidemiological differences between septic arthritis of the knee and hip caused by oxacillin-sensitive and -resistant s. aureus

OBJECTIVE: To establish the risk factors for joint infection by oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) using clinical and epidemiological data. METHODS: All septic arthritis cases of the knee and hip diagnosed and treated in our institution from 2006 to 2012 were evaluated retrospectively....

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Main Authors: Camilo Partezani Helito, Bruno Bonganha Zanon, Helder de Souza Miyahara, Jose Ricardo Pecora, Ana Lucia Munhoz Lima, Priscila Rosalba de Oliveira, Jose Ricardo Negreiros de Vicente, Marco Kawamura Demange, Gilberto Luis Camanho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2015-01-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Knee Infection
Hip Infection
Septic Arthritis
MRSA
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322015000100030&lng=en&tlng=en

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