[Osteoarticular infections in children].

We presented a retrospective review of osteoarticular infections diagnosed at Sant Joan de Deu Hospital from Barcelona, in the last 10 years (1981-1990). A total of 127 arthritis and 113 osteomyelitis were recorded in children aged from a few days to 15 years. This represents a 3.5% of all infectious diseases patients during the study period. The most common microorganism was S. aureus (52.3%) followed by Brucella (8.2%) and Salmonella as well as Streptococcus agalactiae (7.3% each). The most common involved joint were hip and knee in arthritis cases, but long bones (tibia and humerus) in osteomyelitis cases.