General Internal Medicine

Infection-related arthritis

Questions discussed in this category

Do you provide empiric doxycycline for Lyme Disease to asymptomatic patients after a tick bite who haven't developed Erythema migrans or are not sure it was an Ixodes tick?

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What is your approach to treatment of macrolide-sensitive localized bone/joint MAC disease?

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What specific criteria or patient conditions would make you hesitant to use fluoroquinolones early in the treatment course for managing MSSA joint infections with oral antibiotics?

For example, baseline QT prolongation, elderly age group, or underlying heart disease?

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How often do you see bony erosions in patients with Lyme arthritis?

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How do you approach differentiating infectious vs inflammatory tenosynovitis?

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In patients taking biologics who are planning joint replacement and are known MRSA carriers do you perform decolonization prior to surgery?

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In what situations do you check for HIV status in your workup for inflammatory arthritis?

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Papers discussed in this category

The New England journal of medicine, 2013-01-17

Meningoencephalitis from Borrelia miyamotoi in an immunocompromised patient.

Expert opinion on drug safety, 2016 Jan 25

Revisiting doxycycline in pregnancy and early childhood--time to rebuild its reputation?

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