Ureaplasma urealyticum osteomyelitis in a very low birth weight infant.
We are reporting on a very low birth weight male infant with osteomyelitis of the right femur during blood stream infection with Ureaplasma urealyticum. After previously recognized pulmonary and central nervous system infections, our case description link U. urealyticum to bone disease, widening the spectrum of pathologic conditions in neonates due to this agents.
University Childrens Hospital Rebro, Department of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care, Zagreb, Croatia.
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Prislin-Muskić
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Nikolić
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D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D016869:Ureaplasma Infections; D016990:Ureaplasma urealyticum