title: Salmonella Osteomyelitis in Previously Healthy Children: Report of 4 Cases and Review of the Literature.
abstract: Salmonella osteomyelitis in children is an uncommon condition, typically associated with hemoglobinopathies or other underlying disorders. Only few cases have been reported in children without predisposing factors. We describe 4 cases of Salmonella osteomyelitis in otherwise healthy children. Since treatment duration is expected to be prolonged, the practice of direct inoculation of aspirates into blood culture bottles appears to be essential for diagnosis and targeted therapy.
authors.affiliation: From the *Third Department of Paediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, "Attikon" University Hospital, Athens, Greece; †Second Department of Orthopaedics, "P. and A. Kyriakou" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece; ‡Second Department of Paediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, "P. and A. Kyriakou" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece; and §Department of Microbiology, "P. and A. Kyriakou" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Vasileios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tsagris
authors.forename: Christianna
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vliora
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mihelarakis
authors.forename: Garyfallia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Syridou
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pasparakis
authors.forename: Evangelia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lebessi
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsolia
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D012475:Salmonella / Q000145:classification*; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents