Documento de Consenso SEIP-SERPE-SEOP sobre etiopatogenia y diagnóstico de la osteomielitis aguda y artritis séptica no complicadas

This is a Consensus Document of the Sociedad Espanola de Infectologia Pediatrica, Sociedad Espanola de Reumatologia Pediatrica and Sociedad Espanola de Ortopedia Pediatrica on the aetiology and diagnosis of uncomplicated acute osteomyelitis and septic arthritis. A review is presented of the aetiopathogenesis and pathophysiology of acute osteoarticular infection defined as a process with less than 14 days of symptomatology, uncomplicated, and community-acquired. The diagnostic approach to these conditions is summarised based on the best available scientific knowledge. Based on this evidence, a number of recommendations for clinical practice are provided.