Septic Arthritis of the Knee in a Neonate: A Case Report

We present a case of septic arthritis of the knee in an 18-day-old female patient diagnosed by ultrasound. The final diagnosis of SA of the left knee was confirmed by a microbiology examination, which found Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The patient was treated with arthroscopic drainage and appropriate an...

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Published in:	International journal of biomedicine Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 350 - 352
Main Authors:	Elhussein, Nagwan, Hamd, Zuhal Y, Alorainy, Amal I, Manssor, E, Gareeballah, Awadia, Fadulelmulla, Ibtisam Abdallah, Ali, Muthab A Mohammed, Alzain, Amel F, Daffalla, Daffalla Bala, Abdelmoneim, Ahmed, Ali, Shima Ibrahim, Alhomida, Basim Abdullah Alhomida
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	International Medical Research and Development Corporation 01-06-2023
Subjects:	antibiotic therapy arthroscopic drainage pseudomonas aeruginosa septic arthritis
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Summary:	We present a case of septic arthritis of the knee in an 18-day-old female patient diagnosed by ultrasound. The final diagnosis of SA of the left knee was confirmed by a microbiology examination, which found Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The patient was treated with arthroscopic drainage and appropriate antibiotic therapy.
ISSN:	2158-0510 2158-0529
DOI:	10.21103/Article13(2)_CR3