Comparison of Musculoskeletal Infections due to Nontyphoidal Salmonella Species and Staphylococcus aureus in Immunocompetent Children

Abstract

Healthy children with NTS musculoskeletal infections more frequently report reptile exposure and preceding gastrointestinal symptoms and have pelvic and spinal involvement compared with children with musculoskeletal infections due to S. aureus. NTS should be considered as a potential cause of musculoskeletal infections in children with these risk factors. In contrast to previous case reports and case series, children with NTS musculoskeletal infections had a low rate of complications.