Outcomes of Early Surgical Procedures for Children With Acute Hematogenous Osteomyelitis

. 2024 Jul 1;154(1):e2023065397.

doi: 10.1542/peds.2023-065397.

Affiliations

¹ Sections of Hospital Medicine.
² Infectious Disease, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado.
³ Children's Hospital Association, Lenexa, Kansas.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, and Division of Hospital Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
⁵ Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio.
⁶ Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, and Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri.
⁷ Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
⁸ Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Stanford, California.
⁹ Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.

Justin B Searns et al. Pediatrics. 2024.

. 2024 Jul 1;154(1):e2023065397.

doi: 10.1542/peds.2023-065397.

¹ Sections of Hospital Medicine.
² Infectious Disease, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado.
³ Children's Hospital Association, Lenexa, Kansas.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, and Division of Hospital Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
⁵ Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio.
⁶ Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, and Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri.
⁷ Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
⁸ Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Stanford, California.
⁹ Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.

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Conflict of interest statement

CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES: The authors have indicated they have no conflicts of interest relevant to this article to disclose.

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