Diagnosis of septic arthritis in the acute care setting: the value of routine intra-operative sample culture.
Pallavi ShamdasaniDavid F L LiewMichael NohrenbergMarcel M LeroiChristopher McMasterClaire E OwenAndrew HardidgeRussell R C BuchananPublished in: Rheumatology advances in practice (2023)
Intra-operative sample collection, particularly tissue biopsy, increases the likelihood of a true septic arthritis diagnosis. Such measures might help to reduce diagnostic ambiguity in clinical practice and might therefore reduce overtreatment.