Acute hematogenous long-bone osteomyelitis

Paediatric bone and joint infections are more common in boys and toddlers: a national epidemiology study

“…We categorized septic arthritis, osteomyelitis and spondylodiscitis in BJI in the same way as a number of other authors . However, Offiah et al.…”

“…However, Offiah et al. discussed the important clinical differences that have led many authors in the past to consider neonatal osteomyelitis a separate entity from osteomyelitis in the older child .…”

“…The paediatric orthopaedic infection guidelines emphasize that the management and treatment of BJIs should consist of a combined medical and surgical approach, where the site of infection is washed out (1,4,6,16,17,18,19,20,21). We found that less than 30% of hospitalizations involved a surgical stay, and only 40% involved a specific procedure (e.g.…”

“…We categorized septic arthritis, osteomyelitis and spondylodiscitis in BJI in the same way as a number of other authors (1,15,16,22). However, Offiah et al discussed the important clinical differences that have led many authors in the past to consider neonatal osteomyelitis a separate entity from osteomyelitis in the older child (16).…”

Osteomielitis aguda bacteriana multifocal en un niño con antecedentes de malformación cardíaca

“…Osteomielitis aguda bacteriana multifocal en un niño con antecedentes de malformación cardíaca Sr. Editor: La osteomielitis aguda multifocal (OAM) es una infección supurada del hueso, que en la edad pediátrica tiene un origen bacteriano. Staphylococcus aureus es el microorganismo responsable en el 90 % de los casos en todas las edades 1 . Hay incapacidad funcional moderada, las zonas dolorosas se encuentran bien circunscritas, suele acompañarse de cojera y los marcadores inflamatorios de fase aguda son positivos 2 .…”