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Table 1 (abstract A76). Clinical and Microbiological characteristics of patients with osteomyelitis after fracture

From: 75th Congress of the Italian Society of Pediatrics

N pat

Age years

Sex

Days from trauma

Days recovery

Pathogen

Site

Sequele

*K-wire

1

11,2

M

21

39

P. aeruginosa

femur

no

yes

2

11,7

M

8

26

K. pneumoniae

femur

no

yes

3

5,2

M

60

28

ND

tibia

no

no

4

16,3

M

5

21

S. aureus

astragalus

no

no

5

6,4

M

15

50

E. cloacae

femur

no

no

6

3,7

M

96

90

S. aureus MRSA

tibia fibula

yes

yes

7

15,2

M

5

15

ND

femur

no

no

8

8,5

M

51

67

S. aureus MSSA

humerus

no

no

9

10,2

M

67

18

S. aureus MSSA

radius ulna

no

yes

10

12

F

3

20

ND

radius

no

yes

11

6

M

8

8

ND

fibula

no

no

12

8,5

M

88

143

S. aureus MSSA

humerus

yes

yes

13

6,3

F

32

31

ND

radius

no

yes

14

12

M

2

7

ND

fibula

no

no

  1. * K-wire = Kirschner wire and/or external fixation