Document Type
Article
Department
Paediatrics and Child Health
Abstract
Osteomyelitis in newborn infants is a rare infection. Lower extremity joints are commonly affected. Most of the cases have a haematogenous spread. Aerobes are the common group of organism involved, of which Staphylococcus aureus is the commonest. Klebsiella osteomyelitis has been reported as a cause of Osteomyelitis. However, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of Klebsiella pneumoniae associated osteomyelitis in an infant from Pakistan.
Publication (Name of Journal)
Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Recommended Citation
Qadir, M.,
Ali, S.,
Lakhani, M.,
Hashmi, P.,
Amirali, A.
(2010). Klebsiella osteomyelitis of the right humerus involving the right shoulder joint in an infant. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 60(9), 769-71.
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