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This study evaluates transcriptional activity of <jats:italic>S<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>aureus<\/jats:italic> isolates of children with AHO that may regulate metabolism, biosynthesis, or virulence during bacterial growth and pathogenesis. <jats:italic>In vitro<\/jats:italic> growth kinetics were compared between three <jats:italic>S<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>aureus<\/jats:italic> clinical isolates from children with AHO who had mild, moderate, and severe illness. Total RNA sequencing was performed for each isolate at six separate time points throughout the logarithmic phase of growth. The NASA RNA-Sequencing Consensus Pipeline was used to identify differentially expressed genes allowing for 54 comparisons between the three isolates during growth. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment pathways were used to evaluate transcriptional variation in metabolism, biosynthesis pathways and virulence potential of the isolates. The <jats:italic>S<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>aureus<\/jats:italic> isolates demonstrated differing growth kinetics under standardized conditions with the mild isolate having higher optical densities with earlier and higher peak rates of growth than that of the other isolates (p&lt;0.001). Enrichment pathway analysis established distinct transcriptional signatures according to both sampling time and clinical severity. Moderate and severe isolates demonstrated pathways of bacterial invasion, <jats:italic>S<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>aureus<\/jats:italic> infection, quorum sensing and two component systems. In comparison, the mild strain favored biosynthesis and metabolism. These findings suggest that transcriptional regulation during the growth of <jats:italic>S<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>aureus<\/jats:italic> may impact the pathogenetic mechanisms involved in the progression of severity of illness in childhood osteomyelitis. 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