[Osteoarticular infections in children].
Por:
Munoz-Almagro C, Trujillo, G, Latorre, C, Juncosa-Morros T and Huguet R
Publicada:
1 may 1992
Resumen:
We presented a retrospective review of osteoarticular infections
diagnosed at Sant Joan de Deu Hospital from Barcelona, in the last 10
years (1981-1990). A total of 127 arthritis and 113 osteomyelitis were
recorded in children aged from a few days to 15 years. This represents a
3.5% of all infectious diseases patients during the study period. The
most common microorganism was S. aureus (52.3%) followed by Brucella
(8.2%) and Salmonella as well as Streptococcus agalactiae (7.3% each).
The most common involved joint were hip and knee in arthritis cases, but
long bones (tibia and humerus) in osteomyelitis cases.
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