title: Osteomyelitis in children.
abstract: Osteomyelitis is one of the more common invasive bacterial infections in children leading to hospitalization and prolonged antibiotic administration. Over the past decade, increasing microbial virulence, diminishing antibiotic susceptibility, and advances in diagnostic molecular microbiology and imaging techniques have led to changes in the clinical management of children with suspected osteomyelitis, which are reviewed in this article.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA. skaplan@bcm.tmc.edu
authors.forename: Sheldon L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents