Two consecutive deep sinus tract cultures predict the pathogen of osteomyelitis

• Published in: International journal of infectious diseases Vol. 14; no. 5; pp. e390 - e393
• Main Authors: Bernard, Louis, Uçkay, Ilker, Vuagnat, Albert, Assal, Mathieu, Stern, Richard, Rohner, Peter, Hoffmeyer, Pierre
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2010
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Bacteria - isolation & purification; Bone and Bones - microbiology; Bone and Bones - pathology; Cell Culture Techniques; Culture; Cutaneous Fistula - microbiology; Cutaneous Fistula - pathology; Female; Humans; Infectious Disease; Male; Middle Aged; Osteomyelitis; Osteomyelitis - diagnosis; Osteomyelitis - microbiology; Osteomyelitis - pathology; Paranasal Sinuses - microbiology; Pathogen; Predilection; Prospective Studies; Pulmonary/Respiratory; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Sinus tract; Young Adult; Osteomyelitis; Predilection; Sinus tract; Pathogen; Culture

Abstract Objectives The value of non-bone microbiological cultures in the diagnosis of osteomyelitis with sinus tract is not clear. We aimed to establish the concordance between deep sinus tract cultures and bone cultures in cases of osteomyelitis with a cutaneous fistula. Methods This was a non-ran...