A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä
Bone and Joint Infections
Tekijät: Pääkkönen M, Peltola H
Kustantaja: W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
Kustannuspaikka: PHILADELPHIA; 1600 JOHN F KENNEDY BOULEVARD, STE 1800, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-2899 USA
Julkaisuvuosi: 2013
Journal: Pediatric Clinics of North America
Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimi: Pediatric clinics of North America
Lehden akronyymi: Pediatr.Clin.North Am.
Numero sarjassa: 2
Vuosikerta: 60
Numero: 2
Aloitussivu: 425
Lopetussivu: 436
Sivujen määrä: 12
ISSN: 0031-3955
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcl.2012.12.006
dAn acute osteoarticular infection in a child is most often hematogenous. The infection manifests as osteomyelitis or septic arthritis. The most common causative organism is Staphylococcus aureus. Medical advice is usually sought within 2 to 6 days from the onset of symptoms. A child with an osteomyelitis in a lower extremity characteristically presents with limping with or without notable local tenderness, whereas acute septic arthritis is often readily visible because the joint is red, tender, and swollen. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment remain pivotal in avoiding complications in acute bacterial bone and joint infections.