title: Septic arthritis in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome with human immunodeficiency virus infection.
abstract: We have evaluated the presence and characteristics of septic arthritis in intravenous (iv) drug users with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Sixteen patients with both HIV infection and septic arthritis were studied and compared with 5 patients with septic arthritis but no HIV infection. Clinical profile, laboratory findings at the time of onset, localization, causative organisms, mean hospitalization time and presence of complications were the same in HIV positive and HIV negative patients. Staphylococcus aureus was the most commonly isolated organism in both groups. We conclude that septic arthritis in HIV infected iv drug users is not uncommon, it is produced by the same organisms and presents similar characteristics to the ones found in iv drug users without HIV infection. Therefore, the presence of HIV infection does not appear to modify the characteristics of septic arthritis.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Reumatologia, Hospital General Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rivera
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Monteagudo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lopez-Longo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sanchez-Atrio
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D015483:HIV Antibodies