Publication Date
7-2025
Disclaimer
These guidelines do not establish a standard of care to be followed in every case. It is recognized that each case is different and those individuals involved in providing health care are expected to use their judgment in determining what is in the best interests of the patient based on the circumstances existing at the time. It is impossible to anticipate all possible situations that may exist and to prepare guidelines for each. Accordingly, these guidelines should guide care with the understanding that departures from them may be required at times.
Objective of the Care Process Model
This pathway aims to provide care standards for patients with suspected musculoskeletal infection. It provides guidance for initial evaluation and management, including recommended labs, imaging, and empiric antibiotic selection when warranted.
Target Users
Physicians (Community clinicians, Urgent Care, Emergency Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Infectious Diseases (ID), Orthopedics, Fellows, Residents); Nurse Practitioners; Nurses; Pharmacists
Disciplines
Pediatrics
Recommended Citation
Children's Mercy Kansas City, "Musculoskeletal Infection" (2025). Clinical Pathways.
https://scholarlyexchange.childrensmercy.org/care_models/51
Comments
Clinical Pathways are updated on a revision schedule. Primary files will always be the most current update. Previous revisions are available upon request from Children’s Mercy Library Services.
Finalized date: 11/2018
Revised: 6/2019; 9/2020; 1/2022; 7/2025