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==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
The following conditions increase | The following conditions increase the risk for septic arthritis: | ||
* Artificial joint [[implant]]s | * Artificial joint [[implant]]s | ||
* Bacterial infection somewhere else in | * Bacterial infection somewhere else in the body | ||
* Chronic illness or disease (such as [[diabetes]], [[rheumatoid arthritis]], and [[sickle cell disease]]) | * Chronic illness or disease (such as [[diabetes]], [[rheumatoid arthritis]], and [[sickle cell disease]]) | ||
* [[Intravenous]] (IV) or [[injection]] drug use | * [[Intravenous]] (IV) or [[injection]] drug use | ||
* Medications that suppress | * Medications that suppress the [[immune system]] | ||
* Recent joint injury | * Recent joint injury | ||
* Recent joint [[arthroscopy]] or other surgery | * Recent joint [[arthroscopy]] or other surgery | ||
Septic arthritis may be seen at any age. In children, it occurs most often in those younger than 3 years. The hip is often the site of infection in infants. Septic arthritis is uncommon from age 3 to [[adolescence]]. Children with septic arthritis are more likely than adults to be infected with [[Streptococcus|Group B streptococcus]] or [[Haemophilus influenza]], if they have not been vaccinated. | Septic arthritis may be seen at any age. In children, it occurs most often in those younger than 3 years. The hip is often the site of infection in infants. Septic arthritis is uncommon from age 3 to [[adolescence]]. Children with septic arthritis are more likely than adults to be infected with [[Group B Streptococcus|Group B streptococcus]] or [[Haemophilus influenza]], if they have not been vaccinated. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Risk Factors
The following conditions increase the risk for septic arthritis:
- Artificial joint implants
- Bacterial infection somewhere else in the body
- Chronic illness or disease (such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and sickle cell disease)
- Intravenous (IV) or injection drug use
- Medications that suppress the immune system
- Recent joint injury
- Recent joint arthroscopy or other surgery
Septic arthritis may be seen at any age. In children, it occurs most often in those younger than 3 years. The hip is often the site of infection in infants. Septic arthritis is uncommon from age 3 to adolescence. Children with septic arthritis are more likely than adults to be infected with Group B streptococcus or Haemophilus influenza, if they have not been vaccinated.