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Review Question - QID 215620

Septic Arthritis - Adult QID: 215620 (OBQ20.209)
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QID 215620 (Type "215620" in App Search)
A 20-year-old female with a history of IV drug abuse presents to the ED with the inability to ambulate on the left lower extremity for the past 24 hours. On examination, her left knee is swollen, hot, erythematous, and a large effusion is noted. She will not tolerate any motion of the knee secondary to pain. Radiographs are unremarkable. The knee is aspirated and cultures are positive for a microorganism. What mechanism contributes to greater joint destruction in infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus (S aureus) compared with infections caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae (N gonorrhoeae)?
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