title: Guideline for the management of the hot swollen joint in adults with a particular focus on septic arthritis.
abstract: The British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) Standards, Guidelines and Audit Working Group, in conjunction with the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, British Orthopaedic Association, Royal College of General Practitioners and British Health Professionals in Rheumatology, has produced an evidence-based guideline for the management of the hot swollen joint with particular focus on the septic joint. The aim of the guideline is to help accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment when a joint is hot because of sepsis, while also ensuring that other causes such as crystal arthritis are recognized and not over-treated.
authors.affiliation: Nottingham University Hospitals Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK. vivienne.weston@nuh.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Vivienne
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Weston
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Coakley
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents