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Osteomyelitis Causes

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  1. Age related Osteomyelitis organisms
    1. Age under 1 year
      1. Group B Streptococcus
      2. Staphylococcus aureus
      3. Escherichia coli
    2. Age 1 to 16 years
      1. Staphylococcus aureus
      2. Streptococcus Pyogenes
      3. Haemophilus Influenzae
    3. Age over 16 years
      1. Staphylococcus aureus
      2. Staphylococcus epidermidis
      3. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
      4. Serratia marcescens
      5. Escherichia coli
  2. Mechanism of Injury related Osteomyelitis organisms
    1. Foreign Body
      1. Propionibacterium
      2. Coagulase negative Staphylococcus
    2. Nosocomial Infection
      1. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
      2. Enterobacteriaceae
    3. Human or Animal Bites or fist injuries to mouth
      1. Streptococcus
      2. Anaerobic Bacteria
      3. Pasteurella multocida
      4. Eikenella corrodens
    4. Endemic infection exposure
      1. Brucella
      2. Coxiella burnetii (Q fever)
  3. Comorbid condition related Osteomyelitis organisms
    1. Diabetes Mellitus
      1. Streptococcus
      2. Anaerobic Bacteria
    2. Sickle Cell Anemia
      1. Streptococcus Pneumoniae
      2. Salmonella
    3. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
      1. Bartonella henselae
      2. Tuberculosis
    4. Immunocompromised conditions
      1. Aspergillus
      2. Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare
      3. Candida albicans
  4. References
    1. Boutin (1998) Orthop Clin North Am 29:41
    2. Carek (2001) Am Fam Physician 63(12):2413
    3. Dirschl (1993) Drugs 45:29
    4. Eckman (1995) JAMA 273:712
    5. Haas (1996) Am J Med 101:550
    6. Lew (1997) N Engl J Med 336:999
    7. Lipsky (1997) Clin Infect Dis 25:1318
    8. Gilbert (2001) Sanford Guide Antimicrobial, p. 2-3

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