Pediatric osteoarticular infection update

• Published in: Journal of pediatric orthopaedics Vol. 35; no. 1; p. 74
• Main Authors: Montgomery, Nicole I, Rosenfeld, Scott
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2015
• Subjects: Arthritis, Infectious - diagnosis; Arthritis, Infectious - etiology; Arthritis, Infectious - therapy; Child; Diagnostic Imaging; Disease Management; Humans; Microbiological Techniques; Musculoskeletal Diseases - diagnosis; Musculoskeletal Diseases - etiology; Musculoskeletal Diseases - therapy; Osteomyelitis - diagnosis; Osteomyelitis - etiology; Osteomyelitis - therapy

Musculoskeletal infections are a common cause of morbidity in children. A multitude of studies over the past few years have improved our knowledge and understanding of the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of pediatric osteomyelitis and septic arthritis. Staphylococcus aureus continues to be the mo...