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Septic arthritis of the hip caused by Salmonella typhi
1Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Annals of Tropical Paediatrics
|April 4, 2001
Abstract:
We describe septic arthritis of the hip in a child with typhoid fever. The aetiological diagnosis was confirmed by a positive Widal test as well as by isolation of Salmonella typhi from joint aspirate. Treatment with ceftriaxone along with surgical drainage was successful.