Childhood osteomyelitis-incidence and differentiation from other acute onset musculoskeletal features in a population-based study
Open Access
- 20 October 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in BMC Pediatrics
- Vol. 8 (1), 45
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-8-45
Abstract
Osteomyelitis can be difficult to diagnose and there has previously not been a prospective approach to identify all children in a defined geographic area. The aim of this study was to assess the annual incidence of osteomyelitis in children, describe the patient and disease characteristics in those with acute (< 14 days disease duration) and subacute osteomyelitis (≥ 14 days disease duration), and differentiate osteomyelitis patients from those with other acute onset musculoskeletal features.Keywords
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