Shigella osteomyelitis in a fit young man.
A case of shigella osteomyelitis in an apparently healthy young man is presented. Pre-operative and intra-operative swabs taken from the septic focus grew Shigella flexneri. Patient was successfully treated with surgery and a course of Ampicillin.
Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
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D000328:Adult; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004405:Dysentery, Bacillary / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010154:Pakistan / Q000208:ethnology; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D012763:Shigella flexneri
D000667:Ampicillin