Utility of Cytokine Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of Pediatric Pyogenic Musculoskeletal Infections
Plasma cytokines can distinguish musculoskeletal infections from Lyme or inflammatory arthritis and may assist initial decision-making for children undergoing evaluation for musculoskeletal infection.
Authors
- Alexandra T. Geanacopoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8928-5588)
- Ron L. Kaplan
- Lise E. Nigrovic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6369-3997)
- Kailey Brodeur
- Michael C. Monuteaux
- Pui Y. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5779-4193)
- Todd W. Lyons (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7033-1070)
- Rachael K. Aresco
- Peter A. Nigrovic
- Andrea T. Cruz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6153-8440)
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Seattle Children's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Seattle Children's Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-03-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf139
- Primary Topic
- Hematological disorders and diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00