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EM@3AM: Pediatric Osteomyelitis

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Well keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. Which of the following, if present, would put this patient at a higher risk of osteomyelitis? A minor injury with associated bacteremia is associated with osteomyelitis, but a recently reduced closed long bone fracture (C) is not. C) is seen in 76.3% CRP >1.0