Klebsiella osteomyelitis of the right humerus involving the right shoulder joint in an infant

Maqbool Qadir, Syed Rehan Ali, Mumtaz Lakhani, Pervaiz Hashmi, Ahsen Amirali

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)769-771
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Volume60
Issue number9
Publication statusPublished - 2010

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