Bacteriological studies in osteomyelitis at Faisalabad.
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چکیده
Investigations were carried out to study the organisms associated with 80 cases of osteomyelitis at Faisalabad. Seventy eight had infection with single organism; whereas there was no growth in 2 cases. On culture, the frequency of the organisms was Staphylococcus aureus in 30 (37.5%), Streptococcus pyogenes in 28 (35%); Escherichia co/i in 16 (20%); Salmonella in 3 (32%) and Proteus vulgar/s in 1(1.3%) case. (JPMA 38: 43, 1988).
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عنوان ژورنال:
- JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
دوره 38 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1988