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"This article focuses on acute bacterial osteomyelitis. Other types of osteomyelitis are discussed separately:"

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"This article focuses on acute bacterial osteomyelitis. Other types of osteomyelitis are discussed separately:"

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"T1 C+ (Gd): post-contrast enhancement of bone marrow, abscess margins, periosteum, and adjacent soft tissue collections"

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Emphasis

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"Although an organism is cultured from tissue sampling in ~35% (range 21-50%) of cases ^11,18, when one is isolated, Staphylococcus aureus is by far the most common pathogen. Different organisms are more common in specific clinical scenarios ^1,3,18:"

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"Staphylococcus aureus: 80-90% of all infections; includes MRSA"

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"Pseudomonas spp.: intravenous drug use and genitourinary tract infection"

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"Klebsiella spp.: intravenous drug use and genitourinary tract infection"

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"Haemophilus influenzae: neonates (now uncommon in areas with high vaccination coverage ²²)"

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List Caps

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"Staphylococcus aureus: 80-90% of all infections; includes MRSA"

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"Escherichia coli: intravenous drug users (IVDU) and genitourinary tract infection"

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"Pseudomonas spp.: intravenous drug use and genitourinary tract infection"

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"Klebsiella spp.: intravenous drug use and genitourinary tract infection"

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"Salmonella spp.: sickle cell disease"

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"Haemophilus influenzae: neonates (now uncommon in areas with high vaccination coverage ²²)"

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"Brodie abscess"

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"Pott puffy tumour"

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"Charcot joint"

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"Ewing sarcoma"

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"Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH)"

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Headings Case

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"Bone scintigraphy (Tc-99m)"

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Acronyms

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"Indium-111-labelled WBC scintigraphy"

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Headings Valid

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Expected headings

H1 Terminology
H1 Usage
H1 Epidemiology
H2 Risk factors
H2 Associations
H1 Clinical presentation
H2 Complications
H1 Diagnosis
H2 Diagnostic criteria
H2 Diagnostic clues
H1 Pathology
H2 Aetiology
H2 Location
H2 Classification
H2 Macroscopic appearance
H2 Microscopic appearance
H2 Immunophenotype
H2 Markers
H2 Genetics
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Mammography
H2 Antenatal ultrasound
H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H3 Dual-energy CT
H2 Angiography (DSA)
H2 MRI
H2 CT/MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H3 PET-CT
H3 PET-MRI
H1 Radiology report
H1 Treatment and prognosis
H2 Complications
H1 History and etymology
H1 Differential diagnosis
H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"Variants"

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"Bone scintigraphy (Tc-99m)"

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"Indium-111-labelled WBC scintigraphy"

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"Gallium-67 scintigraphy"

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"Staphylococcus aureus: 80-90% of all infections; includes MRSA"

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"vertebrae: lumbar > thoracic > cervical; most common site of haematogenous osteomyelitis in adults, with an increasing incidence with age ²³"

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"inability to confidently detect marrow oedema; therefore, a normal CT does not exclude early osteomyelitis"

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"diabetic osteomyelitis, especially combined with Tc-99m-phosphonate imaging ⁶; however, MRI is now generally used in conjunction with plain films ¹³"

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Commas

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"It does, however, have a role in the assessment of soft tissues and joints adjacent to infected bone, as it can be used to visualise soft tissue abscesses, cellulitis, subperiosteal collections, and joint effusion ²."

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