septic arthritis in children

J Bone Joint Surg Am 1999;81:1662-1670. 7. Coverage for gram-negatives must be added for neonates and young children. Meningitis (10-30%), osteomyelitis (5-10%), cellulitis (10-30%), and pneumonia (5%) are potential complications in young children with septic arthritis resulting from hematogenous spread of H influenzae type B. Osteonecrosis, growth arrest, and sepsis are potential complications from SA of any etiology. A mild fever may accompany joint symptoms. Native joint infections most commonly occur in the knee, followed by the hip, shoulder, ankle, elbow, and wrist. to maintaining your privacy and will not share your personal information without Samora JB, Klingele K: Septic arthritis of the neonatal hip: Acute management and late reconstruction. Smith ID, Winstanley JP, Milto KM, et al. J Pediatr Orthop 2008;28:777-785. A prospective study. In the hip, if the condition remains undiagnosed and untreated, contiguous spread may cause ligamentous damage, avascular necrosis of the femoral head, dislocation, and osteomyelitis. Antibiotics should be started immediately after blood cultures and joint aspirate are obtained.2,9 Joint irrigation and dbridement should proceed as soon as possible, once the diagnosis is confirmed. 15. If you suspect hip SA, order AP and frog pelvis films. Ultrasound is less helpful in the diagnosis of osteomyelitis, although abscesses and periosteal abnormalities may be visualized. In neonates (aged < 2 mo), Staphylococcus aureus is the most common cause of septic arthritis (SA), but Escherichia coli, group B streptococci, and other gram-negative bacilli also cause the disease. or DVT, and absence of virulent pathogens, especially MRSA or PVL+.9,43. Needle aspiration and irrigation under general anesthesia for the hip has been described [30], although a proportion of patients treated in this manner have been shown to eventually need formal irrigation and debridement. [6]. Bidet P, Collin E, Basmaci R, et al. J Pediatr Orthop 2014;34:300-306. Approximately 80% of patients with leukemia have anemia, neutropenia, or thrombocytopenia.16 However, leukopenia rather than leukocytosis may be seen in neonates with SA.18. Saavedra-Lozano J, Falup-Pecurariu O, Faust SN, et al. Appropriate treatment, including urgent irrigation and dbridement and carefully checking antibiotic susceptibilities can lead to the best clinical result and long-term outcomes in children of all ages. A predictive algorithm has been produced for Kingella, and this includes temperature below 38C, CRP below 55 mg/l, white blood cells (WBC) below 14 000/mm, and bands below 150/mm [10]. Mantadakis E, Plessa E, Vouloumanou EK, et al. 2016 May 16. e160217. (See History, Physical Examination, Workup, Treatment, and Medication.). Carpenter CR, Schuur JD, Everett WW, Pines JM: Evidence based diagnostics: Adult septic arthritis. 16. In culture negative cases, Kingella is the most frequently identified bacteria via PCR.19,26 PCR can also provide diagnostic clarity for the early differentiation between MSSA and MRSA, and in patients treated with antibiotics before culture.25,26. Prompt recognition and treatment of MRSA osteoarticular infections are of particular importance. This RCT discusses the use of dexamethasone in treatment of septic arthritis. Kingella should be considered in children younger than 5 years of age, especially in areas with high reported rates. Begin with routine radiographs of the affected joint. SA is a challenging clinical problem because (1) signs and symptoms may be subtle and overlap with those found in other conditions, (2) screening laboratory studies and synovial fluid cultures are relatively insensitive, and (3) optimal management, including duration of antibiotics and surgical approach, is not evidence based. SA of the hip is a true orthopedic emergency; delay in diagnosis or treatment may. 3. Medscape Education, Health Disparities in Hemodialysis-Associated Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections--United States, 2017-2020, 20022072410-overviewDiseases & Conditions, encoded search term (Pediatric Septic Arthritis) and Pediatric Septic Arthritis, Treatment of Sepsis and Septic Shock in Children, Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome in Sepsis, Scientists Discover Genomic Variants for Disabling Pansclerotic Morphea, No Support for Prophylactic Antibiotics in Severe Alcohol-Related Hepatitis, Noninvasive Heart Transplant Rejection Surveillance Guide: Key Points, Bacterial Skin Infections: Beneath the Surface. J Pediatr Orthop 2019;39(10):769-772. Several joints, including the hip, shoulder, elbow, and ankle, have an intraarticular metaphysis (not the knee). Chouk M, Verhoeven F, Sondag M, Guillot X, Prati C, Wendling D: Value of serum procalcitonin for the diagnosis of bacterial septic arthritis in daily practice in rheumatology. 634:111-20. affects 4-5 per 100,000 children annually, 50% of cases occur in children younger than 2 years of age, hip joint involved in 35% of all cases of septic arthritis, knee joint involved in 35% of all cases of septic arthritis, prematurity (relatively immunocompromised), invasive procedures such as umbilical catheterization, venous catheterization, heel puncture may lead to transient bacteremia, from trauma or surgery (skin penetration), upper respiratory infection precedes about 80% of the cases, extension from adjacent bone (osteomyelitis), can develop from contiguous spread of osteomyelitis, common in neonates who have transphyseal vessels that allow spread into the joint, joints with intra-articular metaphysis include, proteolytic enzymes (matrix metalloproteinases), may cause femoral head osteonecrosis if not relieved promptly, in up to 55% of cases, no organism is identified, most common in nosocomial infections of neonates, gram negative diplococci, negative Gram stain a majority of the time, patients usually have a preceding migratory polyarthralgia, multiple joint involvement, and small red papules. Adv Exp Med Biol. 131(3):e695-701. J Pediatr Orthop 2004;24:266-270. Kaplan SL. Peltola H, Paakkonen M, Kallio P, Kallio MJ. 12. Mistry RM, Lennon D, Boyle MJ, Chivers K, Frampton C, Nicholson R, et al. However, gram-negative bacteria may account for 60% of musculoskeletal infections in children under the age of 4, and, in a recent Swiss study, Kingella kingae caused 82% of all osteoarticular infections in children under 4 [7]. Russell W Steele, MD Clinical Professor, Tulane University School of Medicine; Staff Physician, Ochsner Clinic Foundation Empiric therapy is selected to cover the most likely pathogens, which are determined primarily by local prevalence of infectious agents and resistance levels, the age of the child, and early lab results such as gram stain if available. Adding further complexity, SA is an orthopaedic urgency and must be worked up appropriately. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2010;468:861-866. Lyme arthritis (LA) can begin 4 days to 2 years after the skin lesion and can be seen as persistent attacks of joint swelling and pain in one or multiple joints and the surrounding bursa or tendons.28 Synovial fluid WBC count is usually less than SA and is typically 10,000 to 25,000 cells/mm3; however, synovial fluid findings may overlap between LA and SA, with one study reporting no notable difference synovial fluid WBC, absolute neutrophil count, and percent neutrophils in patients with LA compared with those with SA.29. But children who have an open skin wound and a weakened immune system may be at greater risk. This has been demonstrated in the literaturea pretreatment MRI decreases the risk of return trips to the OR by identifying concomitant pathology that can be addressed at the time of the index procedure.20,22 MRI is also superior to sonography for detecting marrow changes, subperiosteal abscess, and osteomyelitis. Journeau P, Wein F, Popkov D, et al. Chen WL, Chang WN, Chen YS, et al. Data is temporarily unavailable. Share: Facebook Twitter Key Points About Septic Arthritis in a Child Septic arthritis is an infection in the joint fluid (synovial fluid) and joint tissues. The workup and diagnosis of SA can be challenging. In neonates and infants, hypothermia may be seen instead of hyperthermia. Emergency room photograph of an infant with septic arthritis of the left hip. It is also important to consider the acute time frame in which CRP responds to inflammation. [QxMD MEDLINE Link]. Early diagnosis followed by urgent irrigation and dbridement and antibiotic therapy are essential for satisfactory long-term outcomes. Children with SA should be hospitalized for initial empirical IV treatment for a minimum of 2 to 5 days while cultures and sensitivities are pending.31 Although final antibiotic decision-making should include in an infectious disease specialist, the general properties of these antibiotics should be considered (Table 3). 5. J Pediatr Orthop 2013;33:464-467. Challenges in the evaluation and management of bone and joint infections and the role of new antibiotics for gram positive infections. Optimal imaging strategy for community-acquired, 20. [QxMD MEDLINE Link]. 42. : Sensitivity of erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein in childhood bone and joint infections. A missed diagnosis in neonatal SA of the hip can be especially devastating, leading to osteonecrosis of the entire femoral head. Peripheral blood is sent for cell count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), CRP, gram stain, aerobic and anaerobic culture. 18. MRSA has been increasingly reported and has been implicated in 30% to 40% of bone and joint infections.7, However, causative pathogens can vary depending on the child's age, comorbid diseases or immunodeficiency, socioeconomic factors, and vaccination status2,8 (Table 1). 8. Search for Similar Articles Involved hips with supporting clinical, laboratory, and/or radiographic findings should undergo a diagnostic ultrasonography, potentially coupled with an arthrocentesis based on the finding of an effusion. The infection usually reaches the joints though the bloodstream, although some joints may become infected after surgery or injury of an involved joint, which can expose the joint space to germs or infection. Please try again soon. Pyogenic, or septic, arthritis refers to a bacterial infection of the joint space. Peltola H, Pkknen M, Kallio P, et al. Septic Arthritis and Acute Rheumatic Fever in Children: The Diagnostic Value of Serological Inflammatory Markers. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2004;86:956-962. [QxMD MEDLINE Link]. Several diseases may have similar clinical manifestations to SA and should be considered especially in cases where the infection progresses insidiously or the infectious agent cannot isolated (Table 2). 23. Ultrasound of potential septic joints in the emergency room has been shown to have high sensitivity and specificity [17,18]. In developed countries, recent reports of osteomyelitis rates are 2 to 13 per 100 000 children [1,2]. Saavedra-Lozano J, Calvo C, Huguet CR, et al. 26. IV = intravenous, MRSA = methicillin-resistant. 34. Penicillin, such as oxacillin (MSSA) or ampicillin-sulbactam (Gram-positive coverage), plus an aminoglycoside, such as gentamicin (Gram-negative coverage), may be used. The diagnosis is often most difficult in neonates because of lack of notable signs and symptoms. 36. In addition to identifying difficult-to-culture pathogens, it may also be helpful in early differentiation between MSSA and MRSA, thus ensuring appropriate early antibiotic treatment, minimizing prolonged and expensive broad-spectrum therapy, and potentially decreasing the iatrogenic contribution to development of resistant bacteria. If present, fever is often especially high in patients with MRSA infection, although fever might be milder or even absent in K kingae infectionwith only 15% of patients presenting with a fever.7,10 On the other hand, MRSA SA can lead to extensive soft-tissue destruction, increased length of hospital stay, and increased risk for complications.7. The length of total therapy, with IV and then potentially postoperative antibiotics, should be on average of 2 to 3 weeks for SA. A sample of this fluid can be withdrawn from your affected joint with a needle. Horton DB, Strom BL, Putt ME, Rose CD, Sherry DD, Sammons JS. Dexamethasone was associated with less fever and local inflammatory signs, lower acute-phase reactants, and shorter treatment time with i.v. Ultrasound image of a normal right hip and left hip demonstrating an effusion consistent with septic arthritis. Pediatrics. Ballock RT, Newton PO, Evans SJ, et al. A study by Okubo et al reviewed the US hospital discharge records of pediatric septic arthritis patients for 2006, 2009 and 2012 and reported a decreasing trend in incidence (4.23, 3.64, and 3.28 per 100,000 children in 2006, 2009, and 2012, respectively). Dexamethasone Therapy for Septic Arthritis in Children. It occurs more often in children than adults. 10. 24. https://profreg.medscape.com/px/getpracticeprofile.do?method=getProfessionalProfile&urlCache=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbWVkaWNpbmUubWVkc2NhcGUuY29tL2FydGljbGUvOTcwMzY1LW92ZXJ2aWV3. : Synovial fluid findings in children with knee monoarthritis in lyme disease endemic areas. Dartnell J, Ramachandran M, Katchburian M. Haematogenous acute and subacute paediatric. 2014 Jan. 30 (1):16-9. Septic arthritis (SA) is a synovial joint infection that most commonly occurs in young children. A weakened immune system can be caused by diabetes, kidney disease, HIV infection, or cancer. Procalcitonin cutoff value is 0.5 ng/ml.19 However, these data are more academic than clinically applicable because this laboratory test is not readily available in many facilities. : Bone and joint infections. may email you for journal alerts and information, but is committed The patient is relatively comfortable as long as the hip joint remains immobile in this position. A retrospective study of conversion times from i.v. J Pediatr Orthop 2017;37:547-552. There is no single test that can confirm or rule out septic arthritis or osteomyelitis. Mistovich or an immediate family member serves as a paid consultant to Orthopaediatrics and Phillips Healthcare Companies. Complications such as physeal arrest can develop slowly. J Bone Joint Surg Am. In a recent systematic review including 12 000 patients with acute and sub-acute osteomyelitis [4], 81% presented with pain, 70% showed localized signs and symptoms, 62% presented with fever, 50% had reduced range of motion, and 50% had reduced weight-bearing. Her team subsequently modified Kocher criteria, by including CRP.15 They also reported that a fever >38.5C was the best predictor of SA, followed by an elevated CRP level, an elevated ESR, refusal to bear weight, and an elevated serum white blood cell (WBC) count.15 In this study, if 5 criteria were positive, patients had a 98% chance of having SA, those meeting 4 criteria had a 93% chance, and those meeting 3 criteria had an 83% chance.15, Another prospective study concluded that the sensitivity of using elevated ESR and CRP to diagnose acute bone and joint infections was 98%.16 The authors reported that in a cohort of patients who culture positive infections, 94% have had an ESR greater than 20 mm/hr, and 95% had CRP level greater than 2 mg/dL. Gafur OA, Copley LA, Hollmig ST, et al. Laboratory data combined with clinical symptoms are an essential component of the proper diagnosis. A combination of careful history, physical exam, imaging, laboratory tests, and aspiration/biopsy is typically required to make a definitive diagnosis. In children with osteomyelitis, 36% of patients had elevated WBC count, 91% had elevated ESR, and 81% had elevated CRP. [3] From 2000-20004, 34 such cases were diagnosed at a separate tertiary-care children's hospital. ; OM-SA Study Group: Clindamycin vs. first-generation cephalosporins for acute osteoarticular infections of childhoodA prospective quasi-randomized controlled trial. 35. Please enable scripts and reload this page. Technical Considerations and Fluoroscopy in Percutaneous Fixation of the Pelvis Understanding Penicillin Allergy, Cross-reactivity, and Antibiotic Selection in Privacy Policy (Updated December 15, 2022). A recent study out of Thailand [37] found complications in 29% following pediatric osteoarticular infections. : Rapid in situ chondrocyte death induced by. : The impact of the current epidemiology of pediatric musculoskeletal infection on evaluation and treatment guidelines. Septic arthritis (also known as infectious arthritis) happens when an infection spreads to one or more of your joints and causes inflammation. This study highlights the importance of unusual pathogens in children with altered immunity, specifically Streptococcus pneumoniae, in HIV-positive children. But children who have an open skin wound and a weakened immune system may be at greater risk. The authors found that patients with 3 risk factors are at high risk for having associated adjacent infections and should undergo a preoperative MRI.34 However, two additional studies were done to assess the clinical applicability of the Rosenfeld criteria. Vancomycin (high MRSA rate, high clindamycin resistance, severe infection), Penicillin, first generation cephalosporins (MSSA), Second to third generation cephalosporins, Vancomycin and linezolid (high resistance), Penicillin, first generation cephalosporin, Amoxicillin-clavulanate (beta-lactamase+), Ceftriaxone, cefotaxime, third generation cephalosporine. Deep venous thrombosis associated with acute hematogenous. Altered immune status can make children susceptible to different pathogens. Patients who were converted to oral antibiotics by 5 days received an additional 3 weeks of oral therapy. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2016;98:721-728. Dart AH, Michelson KA, Aronson PL, Garro AC, Lee TJ, Glerum KM, et al. PCR for detection of osteoarticular infections is discussed. [QxMD MEDLINE Link]. therapy, although total antibiotic treatment time did not differ. Highlight selected keywords in the article text. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2013;21:632-641. This antibiotic regimen was reported as successful, with most patients undergoing reduction of bacterial load within the joint by aspiration only. Future research could focus on further prospective assessments of shorter antibiotic treatment regimens, and diagnostic protocols, such as PCR, that may allow earlier determination of causative organisms and the appropriate antibiotic therapy. These devastating complications are more likely to occur in cases of concomitant SA and osteomyelitis. Hip. Pediatrics. 43. Before discontinuation of treatment, most symptoms should be resolved and CRP should be normal (eg, <2 mg/dl).2,31, In certain cases, oral antibiotics can be considered an alternative to prolonged IV therapy and may be associated with fewer complications.9,43 Newborn and infants younger than 3 months may need a longer duration of IV treatment (10 to 14 days) and newborns should receive most of their antibiotic treatment via IV.40 Overall, the duration of IV antibiotics should never be less than 2 to 5 days.2,31,43 If children improve clinically, early transition to oral antibiotic treatment can be considered. A 2018 study compared the reported laboratory values seen in pediatric patients presenting with TS, SA, or LA of the hip.27 The authors noted a 95% confidence interval for ESR values of 21 to 33 mm/hr in those diagnosed with TS, 37 to 46 mm/hr for LA, and 44 to 64 mm/hr for SA. Caird MS, Flynn JM, Leung YL, et al. Pediatric Septic Hip Arthritis is an intra-articular infection in children that peaks in the first few years of life. Fever may or may not be present. The child holds his hip rigidly in the classic position of flexion, abduction, and external rotation, a position that maximizes capsular volume. Accessed: September 17, 2014. Short and long-term complications following septic joints are presented. However, false-negatives have been reported in up to 50% of cases [19]. Howard-Jones AR, Isaacs D: Systematic review of duration and choice of systemic antibiotic therapy for acute haematogenous bacterial osteomyelitis in children. It is associated with more invasive osteoarticular disease including higher rates of septic shock, longer hospital stays, and need for prolonged antibiotic and more surgical interventions [14]. From 1979-1996, a tertiary-care children's hospital reported just 82 children with either confirmed or suspected SA of the hip. Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2010; 43:332338. Salmonella is suspected in individuals with sickle cell anemia. Placing joint aspirate in a blood culture tube (purple top) has been shown to increase positive culture yields [25]. Carter K, Doern C, Jo CH, Copley LA. transient synovitis), CRP > 2.0 (mg/dl) in combination with refusal to bear weight yields a 74% probability of septic arthritis, fever > CRP > ESR > refusal to bear weight > WBC, may confirm diagnosis of septic arthritis, Glucose and protein levels have been recommended by some, but of questionable value, PMN percentage more sensitive than total WBC count. Laboratory tests can determine what organism is causing your infection, so . : The effect of antibiotics on the destruction of cartilage in experimental infectious arthritis. Radiographs should be the first imaging study performed, although they are frequently negative in septic arthritis and early osteomyelitis. 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