Osteomyelitis

Diagnosis and management of bone infection.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
Infectious DiseasesMusculoskeletal

Clinical Guidelines

NICE guideline [NG19]
National
NICE guideline [NG19]: Diabetic foot infection: antimicrobial prescribing
National
NICE guideline [NG19]: Recommendations
National
OSTEOMYELITIS / SEPTIC ARTHRITIS
National
2015 Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Native Vertebral Osteomyelitis in Adults
Local
Clinical Practice Guideline by the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America for the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Hematogenous Osteomyelitis in Pediatrics
Local
Consensus document for the diagnosis of peripheral bone infection (osteomyelitis): The European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) and the European Society of Radiology (ESR)
Local
Consensus guidelines on the management of musculoskeletal infection
Local
IWGDF/IDSA Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Infections
Local