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came with history of accidently stepping over rusted nail. He now complain of fever redness of the foot and 1 inch depth wound with pain over the calcaneum, diagnosis was confrmed with bone scan as osteomylitis, what organism is responsible for his condition?
a.A b hemolytic streptococci
b.cl. tetini
c. staph epidermidis
d. staph aureus
e. candia
f. E.coli
G. Psudomonas
h. MTB
i. klebsiella
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G. Psudomonas
it is the most common organism with osteomyelitis in adults..while stap aureus is most common in children...(UW Qbank,2007,IM)
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I think it is most common cause of Osteo of penetrating wounds
S. aureus is still the MC in all age ranges
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most common cause of OM in any age is staph aureus
but most common cause of inf wth rusty nail is pseudomonas
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agree, pseudomonas, especially if penetrates through sneakers.
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yes rubber soles and nails think pseudomonas
