Arthritis and infection Archives - ACR Meeting Abstracts

Abstract Number: 1216 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018
To Study the Frequency of Persistent Arthritis, in Patients with Chikungunya Fever, in a Tertiary Health Care Center
Hamza Alam¹, Tahira Perveen¹, Lubna Nazir¹ and Iffat Khanum², ¹Rheumatology, Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan, ²Infectious Diseases, Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Background/Purpose: Chikungunya virus is an alphavirus, belonging to the Togaviridae family. It is transmitted by several species of mosquitoes, with Aedes species being main culprit.…
Abstract Number: 1218 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018
Synovial Fluid Culture: Comparison of Two Culture Methods
Ayman Natsheh¹, Daniel Cohen², Elyahu Ben Chetrit³, Gideon Nesher⁴ and Gabriel S Breuer¹, ¹Rheumatology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel, ²Orthopedics, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel, ³Incectious Diseases, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel, ⁴Medicine, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
Background/Purpose: Septic arthritis (SA) is one of the emergencies in rheumatology. This pathology is more common due to the increased usage of artificial joints. Culture…
Abstract Number: 1219 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018
Antibiotic Resistance Trends Among Bacteria Causing Septic Arthritis at One Medical Center between 2002-2016
Gabriel S Breuer¹, Amit Zamir², Gideon Nesher² and Elyahu Ben Chetrit², ¹Rheumatology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel, ²Medicine, Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
Background/Purpose: Septic arthritis (SA) is caused mainly by Staphylococcus aureus(S. aureus). Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) SA is increasing and accounts for 25-50% of all S.…
Abstract Number: 1320 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016
Chikungunya Fever Outbreak in Brazil: Preliminary Assessment in a Cohort of Patients with Rheumatological Manifestations
Claudia Marques¹, Nara Cavalcanti², Mariana Luna³, Paula Toche², Carolina Andrade², Andrea Dantas², Aline Ranzolin², Laurindo Rocha Jr⁴, Eutília Freire⁵, Pablo Cardoso⁶, Kamila Vilar⁷, Michelly Pereira⁸, Moacyr Rêgo⁸, Maira Pitta⁶ and Angela Duarte⁹, ¹Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife - PE, Brazil, ²Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil, ³Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil, ⁴Rheumatology, Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira - IMIP, Recife, Brazil, ⁵Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil, ⁶Departamento de Bioquímica, Laboratório de Imunomodulação e Novas Abordagens Terapêuticas - UFPE, Recife, Brazil, ⁷Departamento de bioquímica, Laboratório de Imunomodulação e Novas Abordagens Terapêuticas - UFPE, Recife, Brazil, ⁸Bioquimica, Laboratório de Imunomodulação e Novas Abordagens Terapêuticas - UFPE, Recife, Brazil, ⁹Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) emerged in Brazil in September 2014. Since then the infection reached epidemic proportions in the country, paticularly in the Northeast region…
Abstract Number: 1344 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
The Positive Synovial Fluid Culture: Septic Arthritis or Contamination?
Clara Zhu¹, Mary Louise Fowler², Sarah B. Lieber³, Andrew Moore⁴, Robert H. Shmerling⁵ and Ziv Paz³, ¹Medical School, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ²School of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁴Medicine, Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, ⁵Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Isolation of bacteria from synovial fluid (SF) is the gold standard for the diagnosis of septic arthritis (SA). However, false positive culture results (contamination)…
Abstract Number: 1348 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Septic Arthritis Treated without Surgery
Sarah B. Lieber¹, Andrew Moore², Clara Zhu³, Robert H. Shmerling⁴, Mary Louise Fowler⁵ and Ziv Paz¹, ¹Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ²Medicine, Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, ³Medical School, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁴Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁵School of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Septic arthritis (SA) is typically managed with antibiotics and surgery, though nonsurgical management may be appropriate in certain circumstances. Little is known about how…

Abstracts tagged "Arthritis and infection"

To Study the Frequency of Persistent Arthritis, in Patients with Chikungunya Fever, in a Tertiary Health Care Center

Synovial Fluid Culture: Comparison of Two Culture Methods

Antibiotic Resistance Trends Among Bacteria Causing Septic Arthritis at One Medical Center between 2002-2016

Chikungunya Fever Outbreak in Brazil: Preliminary Assessment in a Cohort of Patients with Rheumatological Manifestations

The Positive Synovial Fluid Culture: Septic Arthritis or Contamination?

Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Septic Arthritis Treated without Surgery