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Review
. 2019 Oct;25(10):1824-1833.
doi: 10.3201/eid2510.181695.

Case Studies and Literature Review of Pneumococcal Septic Arthritis in Adults

Amandine Dernoncourt, Youssef El Samad, Jean Schmidt, Jean Philippe Emond, Charlotte Gouraud, Anne Brocard, Mohamed El Hamri, Claire Plassart, Florence Rousseau, Valéry Salle, Momar Diouf, Emmanuelle Varon, Farida Hamdad
Review

Case Studies and Literature Review of Pneumococcal Septic Arthritis in Adults

Amandine Dernoncourt et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Oct.

Abstract

We conducted a retrospective study on all cases of pneumococcal septic arthritis (SA) in patients >18 years of age reported to the Picardie Regional Pneumococcal Network in France during 2005-2016. Among 1,062 cases of invasive pneumococcal disease, we observed 16 (1.5%) SA cases. Although SA is uncommon in adult patients, the prevalence of pneumococcal SA in the Picardie region increased from 0.69% during 2005-2010 to 2.47% during 2011-2016 after introduction of the pneumococcal 13-valent conjugate vaccine. We highlight the emergence of SA cases caused by the 23B serotype, which is not covered in the vaccine.

Keywords: France; Streptococcus pneumoniae; bacteria; pneumococcal disease; septic arthritis; vaccines.

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