Italian consensus on the therapeutic management of uncomplicated acute hematogenous osteomyelitis in children

• Main Authors: Andrzej Krzysztofiak (Author), Elena Chiappini (Author), Elisabetta Venturini (Author), Livia Gargiullo (Author), Marco Roversi (Author), Carlotta Montagnani (Author), Elena Bozzola (Author), Sara Chiurchiu (Author), Davide Vecchio (Author), Elio Castagnola (Author), Paolo Tomà (Author), Gian Maria Rossolini (Author), Renato Maria Toniolo (Author), Susanna Esposito (Author), Marco Cirillo (Author), Fabio Cardinale (Author), Andrea Novelli (Author), Giovanni Beltrami (Author), Claudia Tagliabue (Author), Silvio Boero (Author), Daniele Deriu (Author), Sonia Bianchini (Author), Annalisa Grandin (Author), Samantha Bosis (Author), Martina Ciarcià (Author), Daniele Ciofi (Author), Chiara Tersigni (Author), Barbara Bortone (Author), Giulia Trippella (Author), Giangiacomo Nicolini (Author), Andrea Lo Vecchio (Author), Antonietta Giannattasio (Author), Paola Musso (Author), Elena Serrano (Author), Paola Marchisio (Author), Daniele Donà (Author), Silvia Garazzino (Author), Luca Pierantoni (Author), Teresa Mazzone (Author), Paola Bernaschi (Author), Alessandra Ferrari (Author), Guido Castelli Gattinara (Author), Luisa Galli (Author), Alberto Villani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis (AHOM) is an insidious infection of the bone that more frequently affects young males. The etiology, mainly bacterial, is often related to the patient's age, but it is frequently missed, owing to the low sensitivity of microbiological culture...