Two Versus Four Weeks of Antibiotic Treatment in Native Joint Arthritis

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2018-05-18
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The optimal duration of systemic antibiotic administration for native joint septic arthritis is unknown. The investigators perform a randomized study allowing up to 3 surgical lavages and allocating patients into a two-week's and a four week's randomization arm

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Geneva
• Treatments: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antibiotics, Antitubercular

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age >17 years

2. Microbiologically-confirmed septic arthritis

3. At least one surgical drainage/lavage

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Presence of osteosynthesis material in the vicinity of the articulation

2. Presence of a concomitant infection needing more than 2 week's of antibiotic therapy

3. More than 3 surgical drainages

4. Life expectancy less than 6 months

5. Chronic osteomyelitis in vicinity of the arthritis