title: Twelve-month outcome following septic arthritis in children.
abstract: There are very few literature data from the last two decades on the rate of complications following septic arthritis in children. This retrospective chart review shows that 10% of children admitted for septic arthritis to our institution suffered from clinically significant complications at 12 months following diagnosis. Forty-four children met our inclusion criteria, of whom 59% were male and 57% were culture positive. The most common causative organism was Staphylococcus aureus (76%), of which only 8% were methicillin-resistant S. aureus. Poor prognostic factors were culture positivity, infancy (<2 years) and male sex. Our rate of dysfunction is lower than most published rates, which have historically been in the range 15 to 49% in developed countries.
authors.affiliation: Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Annaleise R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Howard-Jones
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Isaacs
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Gibbons
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents