Épidémiologie et écologie des infections ostéoarticulaires bactériennes

Abstract

Septic arthritis and infectious spondylodiscitis are a classic cause of hospital admission in rheumatology, orthopedics or infectious diseases departments with a high morbimortality. Their incidence is increasing as well as the number of patients with comorbidities such as diabetes. There has not been much change in ecology over the past thirty years with a predominance of staphylococci and streptococci. The association with endocarditis remains classic, especially for staphylococcal and streptococcal infections. The search for microbiological documentation is therefore fundamental to treat the patients with the appropriate antibiotic therapy to limit the morbidity of these osteoarticular infections.