Osteomyelitis: Difference between revisions

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{{DX tag | Infection | | Osteomyelitis | OSTEOMYELITIS | 4900 | No | 0 | | | | }}''Notes: ''

{{DX tag | [[:Catgory Infection | Infection]] | [[:Category: Medical Problem | Medical Problem]] | Osteomyelitis | OSTEOMYELITIS | [[4900-Osteomyelitis]]| No | 0 | | | | }}''Notes: ''

*Diagnosis of osteomyelitis is often based on radiological results showing a lytic center with a ring of sclerosis. Culture of material taken from a bone biopsy is needed to identify the specific pathogen; alternative sampling methods such as needle puncture or surface swabs are easier to perform, but do not produce reliable results. I remember talking about this with Trish however I can't find it on the wiki. A surface skin swab doesn't give you an accurate result for a pathogen causing osteomyelitis. Therefore if the diagnosis is based on radiologic evidence and no bone culture is performed the pathogen would be "no culture sent".

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	{{DX tag \| Infection \| \| Osteomyelitis \| OSTEOMYELITIS \| 4900 \| No \| 0 \| \| \| \| }}''Notes: ''		{{DX tag \| [[:Catgory Infection \| Infection]] \| [[:Category: Medical Problem \| Medical Problem]] \| Osteomyelitis \| OSTEOMYELITIS \| [[4900-Osteomyelitis]]\| No \| 0 \| \| \| \| }}''Notes: ''

	*Diagnosis of osteomyelitis is often based on radiological results showing a lytic center with a ring of sclerosis. Culture of material taken from a bone biopsy is needed to identify the specific pathogen; alternative sampling methods such as needle puncture or surface swabs are easier to perform, but do not produce reliable results. I remember talking about this with Trish however I can't find it on the wiki. A surface skin swab doesn't give you an accurate result for a pathogen causing osteomyelitis. Therefore if the diagnosis is based on radiologic evidence and no bone culture is performed the pathogen would be "no culture sent".		*Diagnosis of osteomyelitis is often based on radiological results showing a lytic center with a ring of sclerosis. Culture of material taken from a bone biopsy is needed to identify the specific pathogen; alternative sampling methods such as needle puncture or surface swabs are easier to perform, but do not produce reliable results. I remember talking about this with Trish however I can't find it on the wiki. A surface skin swab doesn't give you an accurate result for a pathogen causing osteomyelitis. Therefore if the diagnosis is based on radiologic evidence and no bone culture is performed the pathogen would be "no culture sent".