Management of acute osteomyelitis: a ten-year experience

• Main Authors: Caitlin Helm (Author), Emily Huschart (Author), Rajat Kaul (Author), Samina Bhumbra (Author), R. Alexander Blackwood (Author), Deepa Mukundan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Osteomyelitis is an infection of the bone; proper management requires prolonged antibiotic treatment. Controversy exists as to when a patient should transition from intravenous to oral antibiotics. However, due to the high bioavailability of some oral antibiotics, optimal time to transition from hig...