Table 3 Causative pathogens in childhood osteomyelitis [10, 16, 24, 26]
Causative pathogens | Incidence |
|---|---|
Staphylococcus aureus/MRSA | 30–95 % |
Streptococcus pneumoniae | 0.5–17 % |
Streptococcus pyogenes | 17 % |
β-Haemolytic streptococcus | 0.5–6 % |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 4.2 % |
Group A Streptococcus bacterium | 4.2 % |
Kingella kingae | 1.4 % |
Escheria coli | 0–0.5 % |
Candida albicans/Coccidioides immitis | 0.5 % |
Aspergillus | Unknown |
Tuberculosisa | Unknown |
Salmonella | In case of sickle cell disease |
Parasitesa | Unknown |
Anaerobic | Unknown[8] |
Unknown (no positive culture) | 25–38 % |