Identifying predictors for source culture positivity in children with acute musculoskeletal infections.
Christine E MacBrayneMackenzie N DeVineKelly PearceNathan DonaldsonSarah K ParkerJustin B SearnsPublished in: Diagnosis (Berlin, Germany) (2022)
Predictive modeling failed to identify children with MSKIs whose causative pathogen was found by source culture alone. It is difficult to predict which MSKI patients will be highest yield for operative diagnostic procedures.