title: [Reactivation of Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis after 49 years].
abstract: The treatment of chronic osteomyelitis is laborious and ill defined. We report the case of a 57-year-old woman admitted to hospital with Staphylococcus aureus septicemia due to relapse of osteomyelitis after an interval of 49 years. By surgical debridement, suction drainage and 8 months of high-dose antibiotic treatment we were able to control the infection in terms of clinical symptoms and laboratory parameters.
authors.affiliation: Departement für Innere Medizin, Kantonsspital, Basel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Widmer
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Barraud
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zimmerli
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003646:Debridement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D012008:Recurrence; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Reaktivierung einer Staphylococcus-aureus-Osteomyelitis nach 49 Jahren.