Review Question - QID 218590

A 3-year-old male presents with progressively worsening right knee pain over the last 2 weeks. He is febrile and refuses to bear weight. His WBC is 14.2k/mm3, CRP is 23 mg/L, and ESR is 67 mm/hr. His right lower extremity is swollen and erythematous. There is associated posterior calf pain and pain is reproduced with forced foot dorsiflexion. An MRI demonstrates osteomyelitis of the right distal femur with a periosteal abscess. The patient is taken to surgery for an I&D and cultures reveal MRSA. Which of the following is true regarding this patient?