Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Pyomyositis
PATHOGENS
Leading causes:
- Staphylococcus aureus, including MRSA (accounts for ~70%)
- Gram-negative bacilli (infrequent)
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa most common GN in the U.S.[2]
- Mixed infections with anaerobes
- Streptococcus spp. including S. pneumoniae
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Immunocompromised hosts (especially advanced AIDS): Aspergillus, mycobacteria (TB, MAI), Salmonella, and other Gram-negative bacilli
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Last updated: March 21, 2023
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul G. "Pyomyositis." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2023. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540459/all/Pyomyositis.
Auwaerter PG. Pyomyositis. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540459/all/Pyomyositis. Accessed December 18, 2024.
Auwaerter, P. G. (2023). Pyomyositis. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540459/all/Pyomyositis
Auwaerter PG. Pyomyositis [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. [cited 2024 December 18]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540459/all/Pyomyositis.
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