Non-gonococcal (septic) bacterial arthritis

Bacterial arthritis; Septic arthritis

NEWBORN OR INFANT

• voluntary immobility of the limb with the infected joint (pseudoparalysis)
• cries when infected joint is moved (example: diaper change causes crying if hip infected)
• irritability
• fever

• intense joint pain
• joint swelling
• joint, redness
• voluntary immobility of the limb with the infected joint (pseudoparalysis)
• low-grade fever

• chills

• synovial fluid analysis or culture of joint fluid
• blood culture
• X-ray of affected joint