Osteoarticular Infections in Pediatric Hospitals in Europe: A Prospective Cohort Study From the EUCLIDS Consortium.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pediatric osteoarticular infections (POAIs) are serious diseases requiring early diagnosis and treatment.

Methods

In this prospective multicenter cohort study, children with POAIs were selected from the European Union Childhood Life-threatening Infectious Diseases Study (EUCLIDS) database to analyze their demographic, clinical, and microbiological data.

Results

A cohort of 380 patients with POAIs, 203 with osteomyelitis (OM), 158 with septic arthritis (SA), and 19 with both OM and SA, was analyzed. Thirty-five patients were admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit; out of these, six suffered from shock, one needed an amputation of the right foot and of four left toes, and two had skin transplantation. According to the Pediatric Overall Performance Scor

SUBMITTER: Trobisch A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9114665 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature