title: [Septic arthritis: practical diagnosis and new treatments].
abstract: Septic arthritis remains a major challenge to physicians because the increasing frequency of certain microorganisms to become in antibiotic-resistant and persistent difficulties regarding both early diagnostics and proper treatment of subjects with joint infections. This paper will review current diagnostics test and their contribution to the rapid evaluation of joint infection. Importantly, updated therapeutic suggestions will be presented which, when appropriately applied, should diminish the risks of sequelae following infectious arthritis.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Reumatología. Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca. Murcia. España.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marras Fernández-Cid
authors.forename: Nuria
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lozano Rivas
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Castellón de Arce