Salmonella paratyphi--an unusual cause of primary septic arthritis of the hip.

Autor: Stranks GJ; Department of Orthopaedics, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England., McLaren MI
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases [Scand J Infect Dis] 1994; Vol. 26 (4), pp. 489-90.
DOI: 10.3109/00365549409008625
Abstrakt: Salmonella paratyphi is an extremely rare cause of primary septic arthritis of the hip, especially in the U.K. The presentation is no different from other causative organisms. A case is described illustrating that uncommon organisms can cause septic arthritis and that for successful treatment correct organism identification is paramount.
Databáze: MEDLINE