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=Infections= | =Infections= | ||
==Osteomyelitis== | ==Osteomyelitis== | ||
General | ===General=== | ||
Pathophysiology/entry: | |||
*Hematogenous - often in children. | *Hematogenous - often in children. | ||
*Direct entry (skin defect) - adults with diabetes. | *Direct entry (skin defect) - adults with diabetes. | ||
Most common organism: | |||
*''Staphylococcus aureus''.<ref name=pmid22046943>{{Cite journal | last1 = Hatzenbuehler | first1 = J. | last2 = Pulling | first2 = TJ. | title = Diagnosis and management of osteomyelitis. | journal = Am Fam Physician | volume = 84 | issue = 9 | pages = 1027-33 | month = Nov | year = 2011 | doi = | PMID = 22046943 | URL = http://www.aafp.org/link_out?pmid=22046943 }}</ref> | |||
Risk factors:<ref name=pmid22046943/> | |||
*[[Diabetes mellitus]]. | |||
*Peripheral vascular disease. | |||
===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||