Journal of Infection
Volume 60, Issue 5 , Pages 338-343 , May 2010

The microbiology of chronic osteomyelitis: Prevalence of resistance to common empirical anti-microbial regimens

  • S.H. Sheehy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals' Trust, Oxford, UK
    • Bone Infection Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, UK
    • Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Old Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LJ, UK. Tel.: +44 1865 857425; fax: +44 1865 857471.
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  • B.A. Atkins

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals' Trust, Oxford, UK
    • Bone Infection Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, UK
    • ,
  • P. Bejon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals' Trust, Oxford, UK
    • Bone Infection Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, UK
    • ,
  • I. Byren

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals' Trust, Oxford, UK
    • Bone Infection Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, UK
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  • D. Wyllie

      Affiliations

    • The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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  • N.A. Athanasou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Histopathology, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, UK
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  • A.R. Berendt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals' Trust, Oxford, UK
    • Bone Infection Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, UK
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  • M.A. McNally

      Affiliations

    • Bone Infection Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, UK

,Accepted 10 March 2010.

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PII: S0163-4453(10)00074-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.03.006

Journal of Infection
Volume 60, Issue 5 , Pages 338-343 , May 2010

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