The epidemiology and management of chronic osteomyelitis in pediatrics – A systematic review
There is a great need for high quality studies of all aspects of diagnosis and treatment of CO. Empiric coverage should target S. aureus. The evidence is poor quality, but there is no evidence that prolonged courses of antibiotics prevent recurrences.
Authors
- Joan Robinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9831-5681)
- Deema Gashgarey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2655-8809)
- Nourah Alruqaie
- M. Elizabeth Pedersen
- Liz Dennett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0758-5411)
Institutions
- University of Alberta (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-12-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0337516
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00