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Background: Septic arthritis and periarticular soft tissue infections are common conditions that cause pain, reduce function, and significantly affect patients’ quality of life. However, clinical and paraclinical characteristics vary among populations and have not been fully described in our country. Objective: To describe the clinical and paraclinical characteristics of patients with septic arthritis treated at Hospital A, Thai Nguyen during the period 2021 - 2025. Methods: Across-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 102 patients treated for joint and periarticular soft tissue infections. Results: Periarticular soft tissue infections accountedfor 66.7%, higher than joint infections (31.4%). The most common location was the lower extremities (47.1%). Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was the predominant pathogen in synovial fluid (66.6%) and abscess fluid (55.6%), whereas other bacteria, such as Acinetobacter baumannii and Enterococcus, accounted for only about 8% of cases. There was one case of joint fluid with positive tuberculosis staining. Among cases where the route of entry was identified, the most common was following skin and soft tissue infections (36.3%), followed by adjacent spread (29.4%) and associated underlying diseases (20.6%). Conclusion: MRSA was the predominant pathogen in the majority of joint and periarticular soft tissue infections.
| Published | 2025-12-31 | |
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| Issue | Vol. 4 No. 5 (2025) | |
| Section | Original article | |
| DOI | 10.66517/jstmp.2025.5.7 | |
| Keywords | Viêm khớp, Rối loạn mô mềm quanh khớp, Thấp khớp học, Cơ xương khớp, Viêm khớp nhiễm khuẩn Arthritis, Rheumatology, Septic arthritis, Periarticular soft tissue disorders, Musculoskeletal, Soft tissue rheumatism |
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