Meningococcal septic arthritis: an unexpected cause with public health implications

Int J Rheum Dis. 2018 Feb;21(2):571-572. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.12446. Epub 2014 Oct 7.

Authors

Sue-Faye Siow¹, Shirley Yu¹, Leslie Schrieber^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
² Institute of Bone and Joint Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

PMID: 25293444
DOI: 10.1111/1756-185X.12446

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Arthritis, Infectious / diagnosis
Arthritis, Infectious / drug therapy
Arthritis, Infectious / microbiology*
Arthritis, Infectious / transmission
Contact Tracing*
Female
Humans
Meningococcal Infections / diagnosis
Meningococcal Infections / drug therapy
Meningococcal Infections / microbiology*
Meningococcal Infections / transmission
Neisseria meningitidis / drug effects
Neisseria meningitidis / isolation & purification*
Neisseria meningitidis / pathogenicity
Synovial Fluid / microbiology*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents