Short therapy in a septic arthritis of the neonatal hip

• Main Authors: Antonio Gatto (Author), Ilaria Lazzareschi (Author), Roberta Onesimo (Author), Rossella Iannotta (Author), Donato Rigante (Author), Lavinia Capossela (Author), Simona Filoni (Author), Piero Valentini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Septic arthritis (SA) is a serious joint infection associated with significant morbidity that can cause permanent damage with articular cartilage destruction, osteonecrosis and lifelong deformities if not diagnosed and treated promptly. In neonates, because of the paucity of signs and symptoms, SA i...