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Prospective, Randomized Trial of 10 Days versus 30 Days of Antimicrobial Treatment, Including a Short-Term Course of Parenteral Therapy, for Childhood Septic Arthritis
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 04/14/09
Peltola H et al. - Large doses of well-absorbed antimicrobials for <2 weeks (initially administered intravenously) and only 1 joint aspiration are sufficient for treatment of most cases of childhood septic arthritis, regardless of the infecting pathogen or anatomical site, if the clinical response is good and the C-reactive protein level normalizes shortly after initiation of treatment.
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