title: Culture-negative osteoarticular infections in the era of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: This study examined the characteristics of culture-negative osteoarticular infections (OAIs) during the emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Culture-negative OAIs were mild compared with culture-positive infections, especially those caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Despite no increase in severity during the study period, the duration of parenteral antibiotics for children with culture-negative OAIs more than tripled in 2004-2008 compared with 2002-2003.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and the Monroe Carell, Jr. Children's Hospital, Nashville, TN, USA. derek.williams@vanderbilt.edu
authors.forename: Derek J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Jamie N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Deis
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tardy
authors.forename: C Buddy
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Creech
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents