Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus septic arthritis: urgent and emergent.
A 71-year-old male rheumatoid patient presented with MRSA septic arthritis. The impact of this organism on musculoskeletal practice is discussed.
Byrne
P A
PA
Department of Rheumatology, Colchester General Hospital, UK.
Hosein
I K
IK
Camilleri
J
J
D000368:Aged; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008712:Methicillin / Q000494:pharmacology; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*
D008712:Methicillin