Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Culture-positive Versus Culture-negative Bone and Joint Infections in Pediatric Patients: A 10-Year Multicenter Study From Hungary
In pediatric patients, culture-positive bone and joint infections are associated with a more severe short-term clinical course and an increased likelihood of surgical intervention, particularly when S. aureus is the causative agent.
Authors
- Gábor Fülep
- B. Visy
- Dorottya Őri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0878-165X)
- Márta Kovács
- Bence Horváth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8367-4259)
- Ferenc Fekete (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0969-6684)
- Zsuzsanna Ökrös
- Zoltán Nyúl
- Bálint Gergely Szabó (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1775-1356)
- Szofia Hajósi-Kalcakosz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2210-5594)
- Csaba Ráskai
- Andrea Varannainé Soós
- Vera Piegl-Gulácsy
- Kinga Nagy
- Erzsébet Varga
Institutions
- Semmelweis University (HU)
- University of Szeged (HU)
- Heim Pál Országos Gyermekgyógyászati Intézet (HU)
- Fejér Megyei Szent György Egyetemi Oktató Kórház (HU)
- Petz Aladár Megyei Oktató Kórház (HU)
- Jósa András Múzeum (HU)
- National Center for Epidemiology (HU)
- University of Pecs (HU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0000000000005137
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 78.29