Bacterial Arthritis: Experiences in the Treatment of 77 Patients

Article1 June 1959BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS: EXPERIENCES IN THE TREATMENT OF 77 PATIENTSYVON CHARTIER, M.D., WILLIAM J. MARTIN, M.D., PATRICK J. KELLY, M.D.YVON CHARTIER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM J. MARTIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, PATRICK J. KELLY, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-50-6-1462 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIt is the consensus that the results of treatment of bacterial arthritis with antibiotics are superior to those obtainable in the days prior to the introduction of these agents. Because of the paucity of pertinent reports in the recent literature, it is difficult to establish this view objectively. The purpose of this paper is primarily to outline the antibiotic therapy of bacterial arthritis and to report the observations made in 77 cases encountered at the Mayo Clinic during the 19-year period, 1939 through 1957. Cases of bacterial arthritis involving the hips were excluded from this study since members of our...Bibliography1. WatkinsSamilsonWinters MBRLDM: Acute suppurative arthritis, J. Bone and Joint Surg. 38A: 1313, 1956. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. Heberling JA: A review of two hundred and one cases of suppurative arthritis, J. Bone and Joint Surg. 23: 917, 1941. Google Scholar3. YaterMartin WMWJ: Diseases of the locomotor system, in Yater, W. M.: Fundamentals of internal medicine, 4th Ed., 1954, Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc., New York, p. 462. Google Scholar4. Buchman J: The use of oxytetracycline in infections of bones and joints and their soft-tissue coverings, Internat. Rec. Med. 168: 213, 1955. Google Scholar5. 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SMYTH, M.D., F.A.C.P., ROGER L. BLACK, M.D., CHARLES L. CHRISTIAN, M.D., EPHRAIM P. ENGLEMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., EDWARD C. FRANKLIN, M.D., DONALD F. HILL, M.D., F.A.C.P., JOSEPH L. HOLLANDER, M.D., F.A.C.P., HOWARD L. HOLLEY, M.D., F.A.C.P., JOHN G. MAYNE, M.D., WILLIAM M. MIKKELSEN, M.D., CHARLES L. SHORT, M.D., F.A.C.P., HUGH A. SMYTHE, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C), OTTO STEINBROCKER, M.D., HOWARD J. WEINBERGER, M.D.Septic Arthritis: With a Discussion of the Role of Infection in Rheumatic DiseaseThe diagnosis and therapy of acute suppurative arthritis 1 June 1959Volume 50, Issue 6Page: 1462-1474KeywordsAntibioticsArthritisGraduate medical educationHipOrthopedic surgeryPatientsStaphylococcus aureusStreptococcus pyogenes Issue Published: 1 June 1959 PDF DownloadLoading ...