title: Gonococcal arthritis.
abstract: Disseminated gonococcal infection is the most common systemic complication of acute gonorrhea and occurs in 0.5% to 3.0% of patients with untreated mucosal infection. It is also the most common cause of septic arthritis in patients less than 30 years of age. Fortunately, the incidence of gonorrhea is decreasing dramatically in the United States and Western Europe, although it is still high in developing countries. Increasing resistance to antibiotics requires continuous surveillance of antimicrobial susceptibilities to determine the efficacy of current therapeutic measures.
authors.affiliation: Section of Rheumatology, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cucurull
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Espinoza
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D010406:Penicillins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013754:Tetracyclines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins; D013754:Tetracyclines