Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
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)
- Mycobacterial (rare)
- TB
- Non-tubercular mycobacterial species
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Last updated: February 7, 2020
Citation
Fabre, Valeria, and Paul G Auwaerter. "Septic Arthritis (Native)." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2020. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540498/all/Septic_Arthritis__Native_.
Fabre V, Auwaerter PG. Septic Arthritis (Native). Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2020. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540498/all/Septic_Arthritis__Native_. Accessed May 14, 2025.
Fabre, V., & Auwaerter, P. G. (2020). Septic Arthritis (Native). In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540498/all/Septic_Arthritis__Native_
Fabre V, Auwaerter PG. Septic Arthritis (Native) [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2020. [cited 2025 May 14]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540498/all/Septic_Arthritis__Native_.
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