Chronic osteomyelitis, its pathogens. Analysis of 79 cases (1978/1979)
Augsburg, J.
Zentralblatt für Chirurgie 106(7): 449-454
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-409X PMID: 7245948 Document Number: 168566
Pathogens and their antibiogram of 79 patients suffering from osteomyelitis were examined. Monoinfection was present in a percentage of 66. The still dominant role of Staph. aureus could be confirmed, but also the increasing number of gram-negative bacteria. The mixed infection is obviously determined by gram-negative germs with their marked resistance to antibiotics. Ps. aeruginosa was isolated as the most frequent gram-negative pathogen. On an average Gentamycin was effective in a percentage of 95. Systemic and also topic application of antibiotics should be subjected to strict rules.