Both the diagnosis of haematogenous long bone osteomyelitis and appropriate antimicrobial therapy are based on the isolation of the pathogen(s) from the bone lesion, blood or joint cultures. Proper ...

In a Journal of Bone and Mineral Research study that examined trends in the incidence of infections following hip fracture surgery in Denmark, the risk of postoperative infections (at 15, 30, 90, and ...

Each year, 700,000 people die due to antibiotic resistance. A growing global population unfortunately generates a growing resistance to established antibiotic treatments -- a threat that has been met ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A hospital improved the cure rate of bone and joint infections from 50% to 80% with partial-oral antibiotic ...