Skip to content
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Menu
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Menu
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
The microbiology of chronic osteomyelitis: Prevalence of resistance to common empirical anti-microbial regimens
Journal of Infection, Volume 60, No. 5, Year 2010
Notification
URL copied to clipboard!
Description
Objectives: This study describes the microbiological spectrum of chronic osteomyelitis and so guides the choice of empirical antibiotics for this condition. Methods: We performed a prospective review of a 166 prospective patient series of chronic osteomyelitis from Oxford, UK in which a standardised surgical sampling protocol was used. Results: Staphylococcus aureus was most commonly isolated (32%) amongst a wide range of organisms including gram negative bacilli, anaerobes and coagulase negative staphylococci. Low grade pathogens were not confined to patients with a history of metalwork, a high proportion of cases were polymicrobial (29%) and culture negative cases were common (28%). No clear predictors of causative organism could be established. Many isolates were found to be resistant to commonly used empirical anti-microbial regimens. Conclusions: The wide range of causative organisms and degree of resistance to commonly used anti-microbials supports the importance of extensive intra-operative sampling and provides important information to guide clinicians' choice of empirical antibiotics. © 2010.
Authors & Co-Authors
Sheehy, Susanne Helena
United Kingdom, Oxford
Oxford University Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust
United Kingdom, Oxford
Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Atkins, Bridget L.
United Kingdom, Oxford
Oxford University Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust
United Kingdom, Oxford
Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre
Bejon, Philip A.
United Kingdom, Oxford
Oxford University Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust
United Kingdom, Oxford
Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre
Byren, Ivor
United Kingdom, Oxford
Oxford University Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust
United Kingdom, Oxford
Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre
Wyllie, David H.
United Kingdom, Oxford
The Jenner Institute
Berendt, Anthony R.
United Kingdom, Oxford
Oxford University Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust
United Kingdom, Oxford
Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre
McNally, Martin A.
United Kingdom, Oxford
Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre
Statistics
Citations: 103
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.jinf.2010.03.006
ISSN:
01634453
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study