RT Book, Section
A1 Levinson, Warren
A1 Chin-Hong, Peter
A1 Joyce, Elizabeth A.
A1 Nussbaum, Jesse
A1 Schwartz, Brian
SR Print(0)
ID 1190865309
T1 Bone & Joint Infections
T2 Review of Medical Microbiology & Immunology: A Guide to Clinical Infectious Diseases, 17e
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264267088
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1190865309
RD 2024/04/19
AB Bone  and  joint  infections  are  serious  infections  because  destruction  of  bone  or  cartilage  can  lead  to  significant  disability.  Osteomyelitis  and  infectious  arthritis  are  caused  primarily  by  bacteria  or  fungi.  In  these  diseases,  the  organisms  directly  infect  the  bone  and  joint.  In  contrast,  immune  complex  arthritis,  reactive  arthritis,  and  rheumatic  fever  are  caused  by  immune  reactions  to  either  bacteria  or  viruses,  and  organisms  are  not  found  in  the  joints.