UNASSIGNED: The epidemiology of pediatric @entity697 in the USA, such as annual hospitalization rates and disparities with respect to age, sex, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, remains unknown. We obtained discharge records of hospitalized @entity1 with @entity697 younger than 20 years of age from the Kids Inpatient Database for 2006, 2009, and 2012. We weighted the records to estimate the number of hospitalizations in the USA and calculated the annual rates of hospitalization because of @entity697 . We used a multivariable logistic regression analysis to assess the risk factors associated with the development of @entity5414 and @entity2259 / @entity295 . Overall annual hospitalization rates ranged from 1.34 to 1.66/100   000 @entity1 . Male-to-female ratios were 1.6-1.8. Black @entity1 , @entity1 aged 2, 7, and 12 years, and those living in very low median household income regions were more likely to have higher hospitalization rates. The lower limbs were the most frequent @entity281 sites. @entity4034 at the pelvis/thigh, upper arm, hand, and forearm was significantly associated with the development of @entity5414 and @entity2259 / @entity295 . We determined the epidemiological patterns of pediatric @entity697 in the USA and identified the risk factors associated with the development of @entity5414 and @entity2259 / @entity295 . LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level II.

Nationwide survey of pediatric XXXX in the USA.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'patients'] @entity295 :: ('MESH:D018805', 'Disease') :: ['septicemia'] @entity697 :: ('MESH:D000208', 'Disease') :: ['acute osteomyelitis'] @entity5414 :: ('MESH:D001170', 'Disease') :: ['septic arthritis'] @entity4034 :: ('MESH:D010019', 'Disease') :: ['Osteomyelitis'] @entity281 :: ('MESH:D007239', 'Disease') :: ['infection'] @entity2259 :: ('MESH:D016470', 'Disease') :: ['bacteremia']
@entity697 :: (MESH:D000208,Disease) :: ['acute osteomyelitis']
