TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 48. Septic Arthritis
A1  - Yagupsky, Pablo
A2  - Shah, Samir S.
PY  - 2009
T2  - Pediatric Practice: Infectious Disease
AB  - Septic,  pyogenic,  and  suppurative  arthritis  are  the  names  given  to  the  inflammation  of  the  joint  space  caused  by  the  presence  of  bacteria  or  fungi.  Septic  arthritis  is  more  common  in  childhood  than  in  any  other  period  of  human  life  and  more  than  half  of  cases  are  diagnosed  in  individuals  younger  than  20  years  of  age.  Since  septic  arthritis  usually  has  a  hematogenous  origin,  the  age  distribution  of  pediatric  patients  with  joint  infection  is  markedly  skewed,  reflecting  the  increased  attack  rate  of  bacteremia  in  early  childhood.  In  a  large  series  of  725  pediatric  patients  with  joint  infections  compiled  by  Trujillo  and  Nelson,  52%  of  the  children  were  younger  than  2  years,  25%  were  aged  2–5  years,  15%  were  6–10  years  old,  and  the  remaining  6%  were  aged  11–15  years.1  Since  a  significant  fraction  of  suspected  cases  of  septic  arthritis  remains  bacteriologically  unconfirmed,  the  true  incidence  of  the  disease  is  uncertain.  The  estimate  annual  incidence  of  the  disease  in  the  general  population  ranges  between  2  and  10  cases  per  100,000.2  Several  pediatric  subpopulations  are  at  increased  risk  for  septic  arthritis,  as  summarized  in  Table  48–1.  
SN  - 
PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/20
UR  - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6910155
ER  -