Inquest into the death of Maureen Smith

75y · Female·Septicaemia (Staphylococcus aureus) with antecedent cause of septic arthritis

A 75-year-old woman with chronic pain and previous staphylococcal infections presented to Glen Innes District Hospital with a swollen, warm right knee 10 days after a corticosteroid injection. Junior doctor Dr M. appropr…