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1: J Antimicrob Chemother. 2006 Sep;58(3):492-3. Epub 2006 Jul 19.Click here to read Links

Guideline for the management of the hot swollen joint in adults with a particular focus on septic arthritis.

Weston V, Coakley G; British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) Standards, Guidelines and Audit Working Group; British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy; British Orthopaedic Association; Royal College of General Practitioners; British Health Professionals in Rheumatology.

Nottingham University Hospitals Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK. vivienne.weston@nuh.nhs.uk

The British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) Standards, Guidelines and Audit Working Group, in conjunction with the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, British Orthopaedic Association, Royal College of General Practitioners and British Health Professionals in Rheumatology, has produced an evidence-based guideline for the management of the hot swollen joint with particular focus on the septic joint. The aim of the guideline is to help accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment when a joint is hot because of sepsis, while also ensuring that other causes such as crystal arthritis are recognized and not over-treated.

PMID: 16857687 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]