New PIDS-IDSA guideline on bone infections in children addresses key diagnostic and treatment questions

Invasive diagnostic tests play an important role in the treatment of bone infections in children, but these tests may not always be necessary or feasible, according to a new guideline from the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). Published today in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, the clinical practice guideline is the first-ever developed on the diagnosis and management of acute hematogenous osteomyelitis in pediatric patients.