Prevalence of osteomyelitis (infection of bone) in developed countries

Range 2 - 13 per 100,000 children
Organism Human Homo sapiens
Reference Chan BY, Gill KG, Rebsamen SL, Nguyen JC. MR Imaging of Pediatric Bone Marrow. Radiographics. 2016 Oct36(6):1911-1930 DOI: 10.1148/rg.2016160056 p.1924 left column 3rd paragraphPubMed ID27726743
Primary Source [87] Scott RJ et al., Acute osteomyelitis in children: a review of 116 cases. J Pediatr Orthop. 1990 Sep-Oct10(5):649-52PubMed ID2203820
Method Primary source abstract: "[Investigators] reviewed 116 cases of acute hematogenous osteomyelitis (AHO) (without septic joints) from 1979 to 1985 to establish current patterns of clinical presentation, modes of treatment, and success of therapy."
Comments P.1924 left column 3rd paragraph: "Osteomyelitis has a prevalence of two to 13 per 100,000 children in developed countries, and 40% of cases occur in preschool children. The most common sites of infection are the femur, followed by the pelvis, tibia, and humerus (primary source). Staphylococcus aureus is the most common pathogen (Fig 16)."
Entered by Uri M
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