[header] How to treat septic arthritis [title] Heal viral septic arthritis without medication. [step] Your doctor may diagnose the cause of your septic arthritis as a virus. Most cases of viral septic arthritis won't require any antibiotics.
Instead, your doctor may allow the infection to heal on its own and/or ease pain and swelling with drainage. [substeps] Recognize that you may need surgery to treat tissue damage even if the infection heals on its own.