CASE PRESENTATION ON SEPTIC ARTHRITIS IN

CHILDREN

Route of Transmission:

1. Hematogenous

• Most common

• Bacteremia associated with URTI, Skin or GIT

infections. Or invasive procedures.

2. Direct Inoculation

• Joint contamination by foreign object

3. Contiguous spread

• Osteomyelitis due to several factors in infants

CASE PRESENTATION

ON

SEPTIC ARTHRITIS IN

CHILDREN

E.sundara bharathi

M.Sc Nursing Ist Year

SMVNC