Appearances are Deceptive: Staphylococcus Superinfection of Clavicular Tuberculous Osteomyelitis
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Appearances are Deceptive: Staphylococcus Superinfection of Clavicular Tuberculous Osteomyelitis.
A man, aged 25 years, presented with pain, swelling, and drainage from the right clavicular area. He had a past history of abscess at the sternoclavicular joint. The cultures from the drainage site grew methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus, and he was placed on appropriate antibiotics. As S. aureus infection of the clavicle is often secondary in nature, particularly in adults, a thorough...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Medicine & Research
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1539-4182,1554-6179
DOI: 10.3121/cmr.2014.1247