Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Osteomyelitis, Acute
PATHOGENS
- Staphylococcus aureus (most common)
- Coagulase-negative staphylococci
- Streptococcus species
- Enterococcus
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Escherichia coli
- Salmonella species
- Serratia species
- Kingella kingae
- Other Gram-negative enteric bacilli
- Much less common:
- Anaerobes
- Cutibacterium acnes
- Fungi
- Mycobacteria
- Brucella)
- Some typical settings:
- Hardware [S. aureus, coagulase-negative staphylococci (more with chronic), C. acnes (more commonly chronic presentation)]
- IV drug use (S. aureus, Pseudomonas, Serratia)
- Sickle cell (Salmonella)
- Diabetes (Group B strep)
- Nail through sneaker (Pseudomonas)
- Human bite (Eikenella)
- Animal bite (Pasteurella)
- Urinary tract infection or GU manipulation (E.coli, Proteus, other Gram-negative bacilli)
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Last updated: September 27, 2019
Citation
Keller, Sara. "Osteomyelitis, Acute." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2019. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540404/all/Osteomyelitis__Acute.
Keller S. Osteomyelitis, Acute. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540404/all/Osteomyelitis__Acute. Accessed June 9, 2023.
Keller, S. (2019). Osteomyelitis, Acute. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540404/all/Osteomyelitis__Acute
Keller S. Osteomyelitis, Acute [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. [cited 2023 June 09]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540404/all/Osteomyelitis__Acute.
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