1. Management of acute hematogenous osteomyelitis in children.
- Author
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Harik NS and Smeltzer MS
- Subjects
- Acute Disease, Anti-Infective Agents therapeutic use, Child, Humans, Osteomyelitis epidemiology, Osteomyelitis microbiology, Staphylococcal Infections drug therapy, Staphylococcal Infections epidemiology, Staphylococcal Infections surgery, Osteomyelitis therapy
- Abstract
In children, osteomyelitis is primarily hematogenous in origin and acute in nature. The principal cause of osteomyelitis in children is Staphylococcus aureus, and both the epidemiology and pathogenesis of S. aureus infections, including osteomyelitis, have changed in recent years owing to the emergence of community-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus. This review focuses on advances in the diagnosis and overall management of acute hematogenous osteomyelitis in children with these changes in mind.
- Published
- 2010
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