Gonococcal arthritis

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Cucurull, E [1 ]
Espinoza, LR [1 ]
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[1] Louisiana State Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Med, Rheumatol Sect, New Orleans, LA 70112 USA
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10.1016/S0889-857X(05)70011-9
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Disseminated gonococcal infection is the most common systemic complication of acute gonorrhea and occurs in 0.5% to 3.0% of patients with untreated mucosal infection. It is also the most common cause of septic arthritis in patients under 30 years of age. Fortunately the incidence of gonorrhea is decreasing dramatically in the United States and Western Europe, although it is still high in developing countries. Increasing resistance to antibiotics requires continuous surveillance of antimicrobial susceptibilities to determine the efficacy of current therapeutic measures.
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