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Executive summary: Guidelines for thediagnosis and treatment of septic arthritis in adults and children, developed bythe GEIO (SEIMC), SEIP and SECOT.
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Infection of a native joint, commonly referred to as septic arthritis, is a medical emergency because of the risk of joint destruction and subsequent sequelae. Its diagnosis requires a high level of suspicion. These guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of septic arthritis in children and adults are intended for use by any physician caring for patients with suspected or confirmed septic arthritis. They have been developed by a multidisciplinary panel with representatives from the Bone and Joint Infections Study Group (GEIO) belonging to the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (SEIMC), the Spanish Society of Paediatric Infections (SEIP) and the Spanish Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SECOT), and two rheumatologists. The recommendations are based on evidence derived from a systematic literature review and, failing that, on the opinion of the experts who prepared these guidelines. A detailed description of the background, methods, summary of evidence, the rationale supporting each recommendation, and gaps in knowledge can be found online in the complete document.
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SAAVEDRA-LOZANO, Jesús, et al. Executive summary: Guidelines for thediagnosis and treatment of septic arthritis in adults and children, developed bythe GEIO (SEIMC), SEIP and SECOT. Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica. 2023. Vol. 42, num. 2, pags. 208-214. ISSN 0213-005X. [consulted: 9 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/214840