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Culture-negative osteomyelitis.

Rebecca L Floyed1, Russell W Steele

  • 1Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, LSU Health Sciences Center, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA, USA.

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
|August 13, 2003
PubMed
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Children with culture-negative osteomyelitis often present without trauma or skin changes and may be older. These cases can be successfully treated as presumed staphylococcal infections.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Infectious Diseases
  • Pediatric Orthopedics
  • Clinical Microbiology

Background:

  • Osteomyelitis is a bone infection that can be challenging to diagnose, especially when cultures are negative.
  • Understanding the distinct characteristics of culture-negative osteomyelitis in children is crucial for effective management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the natural history, clinical presentation, laboratory findings, and outcomes of pediatric culture-negative osteomyelitis.
  • To compare these findings with culture-positive osteomyelitis cases.

Main Methods:

  • A retrospective review of pediatric osteomyelitis admissions from 1998-2001 at a single urban children's hospital.
  • Data collected included demographics, predisposing factors, clinical signs, laboratory results, culture data, and treatment outcomes, with a minimum 1-year follow-up.

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Main Results:

  • Of 85 patients, 40 had culture-negative osteomyelitis.
  • Culture-negative cases showed less antecedent trauma and skin changes, longer symptom duration, and a trend towards older age compared to culture-positive cases.
  • Skeletal sequelae were infrequent in the culture-negative group.

Conclusions:

  • Pediatric culture-negative osteomyelitis presents differently from culture-positive cases.
  • Management as presumed staphylococcal disease yields excellent long-term outcomes.