Osteomyelitis caused by Capnocytophaga ochracea.
A 13-year-old boy is reported with osteomyelitis of the greater trochanter caused by a facultative anaerobic organism (Capnocytophaga ochracea) not known to cause infections in normal immunocompetent individuals, nor implicated in bone or joint infections even in compromised hosts. There remains a need to consider unusual organisms and to obtain accurate bacteriologic data in all cases of osteomyelitis.
D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D002206:Capnocytophaga; D004322:Drainage; D006615:Hip / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents