title: [Epidemiology of osteomyelitis and arthritis in infants].
abstract: A retrospective study realised over 10 years in the orthopaedic unit of the children's hospital of Tunis allowed to collect 206 cases of osteomyelitis and arthritis in infant (3 months--3 years old). In 74.6% of the cases, infection involved the joint. There is a single focus of the infection in 92.6% of the cases, more often at the lower limbs. The pathogen has been isolated in 33% of the cases. Staphylococcus aureus (52 %) is the more frequent pathogen, especially in osteomyelitis. Enterobateria (16%), Streptococcus (17.7%) (Streptococcus pneumonia: 10.7%), and Hemophylus influenzea (5.3%) were often isolated in arthritis.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Orthopédie de l'Hôpital d'Enfants de Tunis, 1007 Tunis, Tunisle.
authors.forename: Olfa
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kaabachi
authors.forename: Nabil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nessib
authors.forename: Lamia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Thabet
authors.forename: Amel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kechrid
authors.forename: Maher
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben Gachem
mesh_terms: D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D004351:Drug Resistance; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D014416:Tunisia / Q000453:epidemiology