Executive summary: Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of septic arthritis in adults and children, developed by the GEIO (SEIMC), SEIP and SECOT

Benito, NatividadMartínez Pastor, Juan CarlosLora-Tamayo, JaimeAriza, JavierBaeza, JoséBelzunegui-Otano, JoaquínCobo, JavierToro, María Dolores delFontecha, Cesar G.Font-Vizcarra, LluísHorcajada Gallego, Juan PabloMorata, LauraMurillo, OscarNolla, Joan M.Núñez-Cuadros, EsmeraldaPigrau, CarlosPortillo, María EugeniaRodríguez-Pardo, DolorsSobrino-Díaz, BeatrizSaavedra-Lozano, Jesús2025-04-012025-04-012024Benito N, Martínez-Pastor JC, Lora-Tamayo J, Ariza J, Baeza J, Belzunegui-Otano J, et al. Executive summary: Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of septic arthritis in adults and children, developed by the GEIO (SEIMC), SEIP and SECOT. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin (Engl Ed). 2024 Apr;42(4):208-14. DOI: 10.1016/j.eimce.2023.07.0072529-993Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/10230/70062Infection of a native joint, commonly referred to as septic arthritis, is a medical emergency because of the risk of joint destruction and subsequent sequelae. Its diagnosis requires a high level of suspicion. These guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of septic arthritis in children and adults are intended for use by any physician caring for patients with suspected or confirmed septic arthritis. They have been developed by a multidisciplinary panel with representatives from the Bone and Joint Infections Study Group (GEIO) belonging to the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (SEIMC), the Spanish Society of Paediatric Infections (SEIP) and the Spanish Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SECOT), and two rheumatologists. The recommendations are based on evidence derived from a systematic literature review and, failing that, on the opinion of the experts who prepared these guidelines. A detailed description of the background, methods, summary of evidence, the rationale supporting each recommendation, and gaps in knowledge can be found online in the complete document.application/pdfeng© 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U. on behalf of Sociedad Espanola de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).Executive summary: Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of septic arthritis in adults and children, developed by the GEIO (SEIMC), SEIP and SECOTinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eimce.2023.07.007Septic arthritisInfectious arthritisBacterial arthritisNative joint infectioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess