Jumi Yi, James B Wood, C Buddy Creech, Derek Williams, Natalia Jimenez-Truque, Inci Yildirim, Bethany Sederdahl, Michael Daugherty, Laila Hussaini, Mohamed Munye, Kay M Tomashek, Christopher Focht, Nora Watson, Evan J Anderson, Isaac Thomsen
OBJECTIVES: To understand the epidemiology of acute hematogenous osteomyelitis and septic arthritis, including clinical and demographic features, microbiology, treatment approaches, treatment-associated complications, and outcomes. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study of 453 children with acute hematogenous osteomyelitis and/or septic arthritis from 2009 to 2015. RESULTS: Among the 453 patients, 218 (48%) had acute hematogenous osteomyelitis, 132 (29%) had septic arthritis, and 103 (23%) had concurrent acute hematogenous osteomyelitis/septic arthritis...
July 2021: Journal of Pediatrics