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Pyomyositis
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PATHOGENS
Leading causes:
- Staphylococcus aureus including MRSA (accounts for ~70%)
- Gram-negative bacilli (infrequent)
- Mixed infections with anaerobes
- Streptococcus spp. including S. pneumoniae
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Immunocompromised hosts (especially advanced AIDS): Aspergillus, mycobacteria (TB, MAI), Salmonella, other Gram-negative bacilli
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PATHOGENS
Leading causes:
- Staphylococcus aureus including MRSA (accounts for ~70%)
- Gram-negative bacilli (infrequent)
- Mixed infections with anaerobes
- Streptococcus spp. including S. pneumoniae
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Immunocompromised hosts (especially advanced AIDS): Aspergillus, mycobacteria (TB, MAI), Salmonella, other Gram-negative bacilli
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Last updated: November 20, 2019
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul G. "Pyomyositis." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2019. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540459/all/Pyomyositis.
Auwaerter PG. Pyomyositis. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540459/all/Pyomyositis. Accessed May 24, 2022.
Auwaerter, P. G. (2019). Pyomyositis. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540459/all/Pyomyositis
Auwaerter PG. Pyomyositis [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. [cited 2022 May 24]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540459/all/Pyomyositis.
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