- See:
Septic Hip
- Discussion:
- after age two years, most septic arthritis in children is caused by
S. aureus (about 50 %)
or streptococci (25 %) so empiric coverage is directed toward these pathogens;
- in teenagers,
gonococcal arthritis now predominates and is exquisitely sensitive to
penicillin;
- for patients with
sickle-cell dz, salmonella is a pathogen in up to 85 % of bone and
joint infections;
- Kingella kingai:
- gram negative coccobacillus which may affect young children;
- BACTEC media is helpful to isolate cultures;
