Pneumococcal arthritis in paediatric population

OBJECTIVE: Cases of septic arthritis in paediatric population by Streptococcus pneumoniae in the Health Area of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) were reviewed.

METHODS: A retrospective study from January 2005 to March 2014 was conducted for all S. pneumoniae isolates obtained from joint fluids in children.

RESULTS: From the 7,416 joint fluids received in the Microbiology Department, 77 belonged to paediatric patients, and of these, only 8 had positive culture. In total, there were three positive cases for S. pneumoniae, two with positive culture and a third with positive antigen detection. In the three patients (two of them under 15 months) the affected joint was hip, antibiotic treatment was combined with surgical drainage and evolution was favourable.

CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that pneumococcal arthritis is an entity that must be taken into account since most cases of arthritis in paediatric population appear as a complication of bacteraemia after a common cold or an ear infection. The greatest risk of sequel is associated with delays in diagnosis, so it is essential clinical and microbiological early diagnosis.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

Enthalten in:

Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia - 30(2017), 2 vom: 18. Apr., Seite 118-122

Sprache:

Spanisch

Weiterer Titel:

Artritis neumocócica en población pediátrica

Beteiligte Personen:

Barbeito-Castiñeiras, G [VerfasserIn]
Guinda-Giménez, M [VerfasserIn]
Cores-Calvo, O [VerfasserIn]
Hernández-Blanco, M [VerfasserIn]
Pardo-Sánchez, F [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Case Reports
Journal Article

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 23.10.2017

Date Revised 23.10.2017

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM269011218