The aim of this retrospective observational study was to describe the epidemiology of Neisseria gonorrhoeae septic arthritis over the last 10 years at Brest and Rennes university hospitals. The main question is whether there are any risk factors based on the epidemiological and clinical data on these cases. The second objective is to characterize the gonococcal strains isolated in order to determine whether there is a common clone, a virulence factor or specific resistance genes.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with a Neisseria gonorrhoeae-positive joint sample (from an enrichment vial or a native sample) between 2014 and 2024.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with Neisseria gonorrhoeae-negative joint sample (from enrichment vial or native sample).
• Patients who have expressed opposition to inclusion in the study.
• Patients under legal protection (guardianship, curatorship, etc.).

Patients with a Neisseria gonorrhoeae-positive joint sample (from an enrichment vial or a native sample) between 06/01/2014 and 06/30/2024.

All collected data that underlie results in a publication

Data will be available beginning three years and ending fifteen years following the final study report completion

Data access requests will be reviewed by the internal committee of Brest UH. Requestors will be required to sign and complete a data access agreement