Septic arthritis following intra-articular steroid injection of the knee - A survey of current practice regarding antiseptic technique used during intra-articular steroid injection of the knee

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 386-390

  Charalambous, C P ^a,b   Tryfonidis, M ^b   Sadiq, S ^b   Hirst, P ^b   Paul, A ^b  

^a Manchester Royal Infirmary ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Knee; Precautions; Septic arthritis; Steroid; Survey

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; POVIDONE IODINE; STEROID; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GLOVE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE; KNEE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOLOGY; SURGEON; UNITED KINGDOM; ADULT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISINFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOSPITALIZATION; INCIDENCE; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; DISINFECTION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHEUMATOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 2342646335     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-003-0757-7     Document Type: Article

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