Septic arthritis in patients aged 80 and older: A comparison with younger adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1210-1213

  Gavet, Florence ^a,b   Tournadre, Anne ^a   Soubrier, Martin ^a   Ristori, Jean Michel ^a   Dubost, Jean Jacques ^a  

^a SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

^b NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Elderly; Infection; Septic arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HIP; INFECTION; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; KNEE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 24344465336     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53373.x     Document Type: Article

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