EM@3AM: Pediatric Osteomyelitis
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MARCH 9, 2025
Neonates at higher risk for osteomyelitis include those who are premature and born to mothers with an active infection and those with a complicated delivery, skin infection, urinary tract anomalies, or a central venous catheter. Children with sickle cell disease are at higher risk of osteomyelitis from Salmonella or Streptococcus pneumoniae.
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