Culture-negative osteoarticular infections in the era of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2011 Jun;30(6):523-5. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318207a7a5.

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Community-Acquired Infections / diagnosis
  • Community-Acquired Infections / drug therapy
  • Community-Acquired Infections / etiology*
  • Community-Acquired Infections / pathology*
  • Drug Utilization / statistics & numerical data
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infusions, Intravenous
  • Male
  • Osteoarthritis / diagnosis
  • Osteoarthritis / drug therapy
  • Osteoarthritis / etiology*
  • Osteoarthritis / pathology*
  • Severity of Illness Index

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents