title: Gonococcal and nongonococcal arthritis.
abstract: Acute bacterial arthritis usually is caused by gonococcal or nongonococcal infection of the joints. Nongonococcal and gonococcal arthritis are the most potentially dangerous and destructive forms of acute arthritis. These bacterial infections of the joints are usually curable with treatment, but morbidity and mortality are still significant in patients who have underlying rheumatoid arthritis, patients who have prosthetic joints, elderly patients, and patients who have severe and multiple comorbidities. This article reviews the risk factors, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of nongonococcal and gonococcal arthritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Hospital General de Occidente, Secretaría de Salud, Justo Sierra 2821, Guadalajara CP 44690, México. igdlt@aol.com
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: García-De La Torre
authors.forename: Arnulfo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nava-Zavala
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016918:Arthritis, Reactive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007596:Joints / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents