Pediatric Osteoarticular Infections: Diagnosis, Management, and Emerging Challenges
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 50
Special Issue Editor
Interests: osteoarticular infections; MSSA; Kingella kingae; osteomyelitis; arthritis
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Dear Colleagues,
Since the beginning of this new millennium, the widespread use of nucleic acid amplification assays (NAAAs) and the advent of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have deepened our knowledge of the etiology and epidemiology of pediatric osteoarticular infections (OAIs). As a result, OAIs are no longer considered and interpreted as homogeneous conditions with a single treatment. Any factors such as recipients’ age, comorbidities, vaccination status, changes in patterns of immunomodulating diseases, responsible pathogen and the emergence of resistant bacteria could play a significant role in their severity and in their management. The next few years will certainly be marked by a revolution in the management of OAIs, both in the diagnostic approaches and in their treatment; the rapid identification of the causative pathogen, the determination of its sensitivity to antibiotics, and a precise definition of its location will enable pediatricians and surgeons to provide patients with more specifically targeted treatments.
This Special Issue highlights the critical role of microorganisms in pediatric osteoarticular infections (OAIs), focusing on:
- Advanced diagnostic tools for pathogen identification (e.g., molecular assays, culture-independent techniques);
- Microbe-specific management strategies, including antimicrobial stewardship and biofilm-targeted therapies;
- Emerging challenges such as antimicrobial resistance, atypical pathogens, and host-microbe interactions.
Dr. Ceroni Dimitri
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- osteoarticular
- joint
- bone
- infection
- nucleic acid amplification assays
- PCR
- mNGS
- management
- surgery
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