| Literature DB >> 16517930 |
Ilker Uçkay1, Mathieu Assal, Laurence Legout, Peter Rohner, Richard Stern, Daniel Lew, Pierre Hoffmeyer, Louis Bernard.
Abstract
Recurrence of osteomyelitis by the same bacterial strain is well known. We report three patients with a second episode of osteomyelitis at the same site caused by different strains of bacteria from the original. Formerly infected and altered bone surface might present a region of diminished resistance for a new infection.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16517930 PMCID: PMC1393085 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.3.1194-1196.2006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948