The Pediatric infectious disease journal
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Culture-positive Versus Culture-negative Bone and Joint Infections in Pediatric Patients: A 10-Year Multicenter Study From Hungary.
Szofia Hajósi-Kalcakosz, Erzsébet Varga, Dorottya Őri, Márta Kovács, Kinga Nagy, Bence Horváth, Zoltán Nyul, Vera Piegl-Gulácsy, Gábor Fülep, Zsuzsanna Ökrös, Andrea Varannainé Soós, Csaba Ráskai, Beáta Visy, Ferenc Fekete, Bálint Gergely Szabó
Published: 202610.1097/INF.0000000000005137
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Despite advancements, a proportion of pediatric bone and joint infections remain culture negative, complicating diagnosis and therapy. This study aimed to compare characteristics and outcomes of culture-negative versus culture-positive in…
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