Elsevier

Journal of Infection

Volume 14, Issue 1, January 1987, Pages 13-20
Journal of Infection

Original article
Non-gonococcal infectious arthritis: A retrospective study

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Summary

In a retrospective study the outcome of non-gonococcal infectious arthritis was evaluated in 76 adult patients admitted to the Leiden University Hospital between 1970 and 1984. The mortality rate was 12%, and complete recovery was achieved in only 19 of the 76 patients (25 %). Each of the following had a significantly unfavourable influence on the residual joint function: duration of infection more than 14 days, female sex, presence of rheumatoid arthritis, and presence of a joint prosthesis.

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