Causative organisms
Chronic osteomyelitis is always a mixed infection. The common organisms include:
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Escherichia coli
- Streptococcus pyogenes
- Proteus spp.
- Pseudomonas spp.
In the presence of a foreign implant, a common opportunist is Staphylococcus epidermidis.
Reference
- Glaudemans AWJM et al. Consensus document for the diagnosis of peripheral bone infection in adults: a joint paper by the EANM, EBJIS, and ESR (with ESCMID endorsement). Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2019 Apr;46(4):957-70.
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