Septic Arthritis (Native)

PATHOGENS

• Common bacterial pathogens
  
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • β-hemolytic streptococci
    • Acute rheumatic fever: see separate module
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae
  • Escherichia coli
  • Other Enterobacteriaceae
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Salmonella spp.
  • Kingella kingae (mainly pediatric)
• Mycoplasma or Ureaplasmaspp.
• Fungal (uncommon)
  • Candida spp.
  • Coccidioides immitis
  • Sporothrix schenckii
  • Blastomyces dermatidis
  • Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
• Mycobacterial (rare)
  • TB
  • Non-tubercular mycobacterial species