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Most common pathogen causing osteomyelitis - raajee77
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05-21-2008, 02:47 PM
Most common pathogen causing osteomyelitis in a pt with sickle cell anemia?
Salmonella or S.aureus!!
Answer please...
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05-21-2008, 02:57 PM
salmonella
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05-21-2008, 03:03 PM
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#4
05-21-2008, 10:08 PM
it is not Salmonella
S.Aureus is still the most common in Sicklers
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#5
05-22-2008, 02:01 AM
in UW updated they give the reference of study and stress that its salmonella
so dears update ur notes that its salmonella not s. aureus.
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05-22-2008, 05:25 AM
thank you all for your answers
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#7
05-22-2008, 08:10 AM
Its still Staph aureus, only choose Salmonella when staph is not in the options, and vice versa
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