title: Medical treatment of Serratia arthritis with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
abstract: A patient with moderately severe rheumatoid arthritis and diabetes mellitus receiving steroids developed septic arthritis due to Serratia marcescens. Treatment with a new cephalosporin analogue, intra-articular and intramuscular gentamicin, and chloramphenicol alone and in combination proved ineffective. Finally, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole therapy, given for a protracted period, eradicated the infection without the need for surgical drainage.
mesh_terms: D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012706:Serratia marcescens; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014295:Trimethoprim / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D014295:Trimethoprim; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole