Publisher Copyright: © 2025 by the authors.; In children under 4, septic arthritis of the hip (SAH) caused by Kingella kingae (SAH-KK) can be misdiagnosed, as it does not meet classic septic joint criteria (fever > 38.5°, pain, limited range of motion, and inability to bear weight). The objective of this study was to report clinical and paraclinical characteristics in a large cohort of children with confirmed S...
Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U.; INTRODUCTION: Despite the current trend toward less aggressive therapeutic approaches, acute haematogenous osteomyelitis (AHO) continues to be a challenge and is associated with significant morbidity worldwide. Our aim was to assess whether compliance with the current protocol was achieved in 80% of cases, to identify complications and the associated risk ...
ok; Introduction: Despite the current trend towards less aggressive therapeutic approaches, acute haematogenous osteomyelitis (AHO) continues to be a challenge and is associated with significant morbidity worldwide. Our aim was to determine if 80% compliance with current protocol was achieved, identify complications and associated risk factors and analyse trends in aetiology and management of AHO in children. M...
(1) Background: We aim to identify clinical and laboratorial parameters to distinguish Kingella kingae from pyogenic septic arthritis (SA). (2) Methods: A longitudinal, observational, single-centre study of children < 5 years old with microbiological positive SA admitted to a paediatric hospital from 2013-2020 was performed. Clinical and laboratorial data at admission and at 48 h, as well as on treatment and ev...