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Defining Variability in Evaluation and Management of Children with Chronic Osteomyelitis
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Defining Variability in Evaluation and Management of Children with Chronic Osteomyelitis

Ganga S Moorthy, Angelique E Boutzoukas, Daniel K Benjamin, Philip M Polgreen, Susan E Beekmann, John S Bradley and Walter Dehority
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, Vol.12(4), pp.226-229
04/2023
DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piad007
PMCID: PMC10146934
PMID: 36688512
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10146934View
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Abstract

Pediatric chronic osteomyelitis is a rare, debilitating condition lacking management guidelines. In a national survey of 162 pediatric infectious disease physicians through the Emerging Infections Network, tremendous variability in diagnostic approaches and management were noted, highlighting a need for prospective study to better define the spectrum of pathogens and disease.
diagnosis pediatric chronic osteomyelitis management prospective studies

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