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| *Hematogenous - often in children. | | *Hematogenous - often in children. |
| *Direct entry (skin defect) - adults with diabetes. | | *Direct entry (skin defect) - adults with diabetes. |
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| *''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>
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| Risk factors:<ref name=pmid22046943/>
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| *[[Diabetes mellitus]].
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| *Peripheral vascular disease.
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| ===Microscopic=== | | ===Microscopic=== |