RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Nierengarten, Mary Beth
T1 Variety of Pediatric Musculoskeletal Infections Stresses Need for Accurate Diagnosis
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2015
FD SAGE Publications
VO 15
IS 7
SP 25
OP 26
DO 10.1177/1559897715585497
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/7/25.abstract
AB Musculoskeletal infections are on the rise, and physicians need to recognize the patterns of variability to accurately diagnose and treat. Including magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnostic workup can help understand the full extent of a patient’s infectious disease. Proposed scoring systems can also help predict severe disease.