Osteomyelitis, Chronic

PATHOGENS

• Staphylococcus aureus
• Coagulase-negative staphylococci
• Streptococcus species
• Enterococcus
• Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• Gram-negative enteric bacilli
• Anaerobic bacteria (especially Cutibacterium acnes)
• Post animal or human bite: Pasturella multocida, Eikenella corrodens or polymicrobial
• Mycobacterium tuberculosis (see active TB module)
• Atypical Mycobacteria infections (Mycobacterium abscessus, Mycobacterium ulcerans, Mycobacterium kansasii, Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex, Mycobacterium chelonae, and others)[8]
• Fungi