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Unusual Organisms and Osteomyelitis Penetrating trauma: soil organisms, yeast, gram negative Hemoglobinopathies: salmonella Brucella: sacroiliitis IV drug abuse: P. aeruginosa Chronic Osteomyelitis: Gram negative enteric, Staphylococcus Fractures, surgery: chronic osteomyelitis Contiguous Infection: anaerobes (bite, ulcer, sinusitis, mastoiditis) Fungi: disseminated H. capsulatum, C. immitis Clinical Manifestations of Osteomyelitis Fever, limitation of use of involved extremity or area. Localized swelling, warmth, joint infection, bone infection, osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, osteomylitis |