Osteoarticular Infections With Pneumococcal

Osteoarticular Infections With Pneumococcal

Osteoarticular infections at pneumococcal are rare, potentially serious and remain under diagnosed. They represent 3 at 10% of the arthritis septic in the literature. 190 cases have been published of 1965 at 2003. They represent 0.3% at 0.6% of the bacteraemia at Streptococcus peumoniae.

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients having had a bone and joint infection with S pneumoniae, with or without device.

Exclusion Criteria:

• none