SEPTIC ARTHRITIS

Course overview

SEPTIC ARTHRITIS IS INFLAMMATION OF THE JOINTS SECONDARY TO AN INFECTIOUS ETIOLOGY SUCH AS BACTERIAL, FUNGAL, MYCOBACTERIAL, VIRAL, OR OTHER PATHOGENS. IT IS USUALLY MONOARTICULAR, HOWEVER, POLYARTICULAR SEPTIC ARTHRITIS INVOLVING MANY OR SMALLER JOINTS MAY ALSO OCCUR. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF SEPTIC ARTHRITIS AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.