Executive summary: Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of septic arthritis in adults and children, developed by the GEIO (SEIMC), SEIP and SECOT.

Autors de IIS La Fe

• Jose Tamayo Marin

  Autor

• José Baeza Oliete

  Autor

Autors aliens a IIS La Fe

• Benito, Natividad
• Martinez-Pastor, Juan Carlos
• Ariza, Javier
• Belzunegui-Otano, Joaquin
• Cobo, Javier
• Del-Toro, Maria-Dolores
• Fontecha, Cesar G
• Font-Vizcarra, Lluis
• Horcajada, Juan P
• Morata, Laura
• Murillo, Oscar
• Nolla, Joan M
• Nunez-Cuadros, Esmeralda
• Pigrau, Carlos
• Portillo, Maria Eugenia
• Rodriguez-Pardo, Dolors
• Sobrino-Diaz, Beatriz
• Saavedra-Lozano, Jesus

Grups d'Investigació

• Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología

  

  Leader

  Francisco Baixauli García

• Infección Grave

  

  Investigador Principal

  María Ángeles Tormo Mas

Abstract

Infection of a native joint, commonly referred to as septic arthritis, is a medical emergency because of the risk of joint destruction and subsequent sequelae. Its diagnosis requires a high level of suspicion. These guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of septic arthritis in children and adults are intended for use by any physician caring for patients with suspected or confirmed septic arthritis. They have been developed by a multidisciplinary panel with representatives from the Bone and Joint Infections Study Group (GEIO) belonging to the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (SEIMC), the Spanish Society of Paediatric Infections (SEIP) and the Spanish Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SECOT), and two rheumatologists. The recommendations are based on evidence derived from a systematic literature review and, failing that, on the opinion of the experts who prepared these guidelines. A detailed description of the background, methods, summary of evidence, the rationale supporting each recommendation, and gaps in knowledge can be found online in the complete document.

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Keywords

• Artritis bacteriana; Artritis infecciosa; Artritis séptica; Bacterial arthritis; Infección de la articulación nativa; Infectious arthritis; Native joint infection; Septic arthritis