Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
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
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Last updated: September 8, 2024
Citation
Keller, Sara. "Osteomyelitis, Chronic." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2024. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540405/all/Osteomyelitis_Chronic.
Keller S. Osteomyelitis, Chronic. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2024. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540405/all/Osteomyelitis_Chronic. Accessed October 30, 2025.
Keller, S. (2024). Osteomyelitis, Chronic. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540405/all/Osteomyelitis_Chronic
Keller S. Osteomyelitis, Chronic [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2024. [cited 2025 October 30]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540405/all/Osteomyelitis_Chronic.
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