Society guideline links: Septic arthritis and osteomyelitis in children

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Canada

●Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS): Position statement on the diagnosis and management of acute osteoarticular infections in children (2018, reaffirmed 2024)

●Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't routinely treat uncomplicated acute hematogenous osteomyelitis with prolonged intravenous therapy (2022)

United States

●Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) and Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA): Clinical practice guideline on diagnosis and management of acute bacterial arthritis in pediatrics, 2023 (published 2024)

●American College of Radiology (ACR): ACR Appropriateness Criteria on osteomyelitis or septic arthritis-child (excluding axial skeleton) (2021)

●PIDS and IDSA: Clinical practice guideline on the diagnosis and management of acute hematogenous osteomyelitis in pediatrics (2021)