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[[Category:Bone and joint infections]]
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== Background ==
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=== Microbiology ===
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* Gonococcal: [[Neisseria gonorrhoeae]], more common in young, sexually active adults
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* Non-gonococcal bacterial:
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** [[Staphylococcus aureus]], in immunocompetent and immunocompromised people as well as those at risk for [[Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia]]
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** [[Group B streptococci]], more common in poorly-controlled [[diabetes]]
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** [[Streptococcus pneumoniae]], more common in patients with [[hyposplenia]]
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** [[Enterobacteriaceae]], especially if GI illness, or immunocompromised patients and those who inject drugs
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** [[Pseudomonas species]], more common in [[diabetes]], immunocompromised, trauma, or water exposures
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** [[Aeromonas species]], more common after exposure to brackish water
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** [[Salmonella species]], especially in patients with [[sickle cell disease]] or [[HIV]]
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** [[Eikenella corrodens]] and [[Peptostreptococcus species]], especially if recent bite or other oral flora contamination
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** [[Pasteurella multocida]], after cat bite
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** [[Capnocytophaga species]], after dog bite
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** [[Mycoplasma hominis]], with postpartum septic arthritis, recent genitourinary tract manipulation, and immunocompromise
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* Other:
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** [[Mycobacterium tuberculosis]] and [[non-tuberculous mycobacteria]] (especially [[Mycobacterium chelonae]] and [[Mycobacterium fortuitum]]
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** Fungal infections including [[Candida species]], [[Blastomyces dermatitidis]], [[Cryptococcus species]], [[Coccidioides immitis]], and [[Sporothrix schenckii]]
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** Viral infections including [[HIV]], [[hepatitis B virus]], [[hepatitis C virus]], [[parvovirus B19]], and alphaviruses including [[chikungunya virus]]
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[[Category:Infectious diseases]]

Revision as of 16:55, 6 July 2020


Background

Microbiology