title: Treatment of septic arthritis: comparison of needle aspiration and surgery as initial modes of joint drainage.
abstract: Surgery and needle aspiraton have been evaluated as initial modes of drainage in 59 patients with acute septic arthritis. Full recovery was noted in 42% treated surgically at the outset. On the other hand, 67% of those treated by needle aspiration recovered without sequelae, despite the greater prevalence in this group of adverse host factor-eg, serious underlying illness, concommitant extraarticular infection, prior arthritis in the infected joint, and recent antibiotic or immunosuppressive therapy.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D001831:Body Temperature; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007596:Joints / Q000601:surgery*; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009339:Needles; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents