The microbiology of chronic osteomyelitis: prevalence of resistance to common empirical anti-microbial regimens.

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 standardise...

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Main Authors: Sheehy, S, Atkins, B, Bejon, P, Byren, I, Wyllie, D, Athanasou, N, Berendt, A, McNally, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2010