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.
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Description and rate of bone or joint infection with S. pneumoniae
Timeframe: Outcome is measured at the end of follow-up (usually between 12 and 24 months after antibiotic therapy disruption