title: [Osteoarticular infections in children].
abstract: We presented a retrospective review of osteoarticular infections diagnosed at Sant Joan de Deu Hospital from Barcelona, in the last 10 years (1981-1990). A total of 127 arthritis and 113 osteomyelitis were recorded in children aged from a few days to 15 years. This represents a 3.5% of all infectious diseases patients during the study period. The most common microorganism was S. aureus (52.3%) followed by Brucella (8.2%) and Salmonella as well as Streptococcus agalactiae (7.3% each). The most common involved joint were hip and knee in arthritis cases, but long bones (tibia and humerus) in osteomyelitis cases.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Trujillo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Latorre
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Juncosa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Huget
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*