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Small joint septic arthritis: a different management paradigm
Guest posting: Dr Jonathan Ash, Infectious Diseases Registrar, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW. A recent single centre retrospective case series from Switzerland examined the clinical characteristics, microbiology and treatment of 97 patients with small native joint septic arthritis. The paper highlights significant differences in the pathogenesis of small joint septic arthritis compared to large joints, […]