Abstract
Anaerobic bacteria are a recognized cause of osteomyelitis in children,1–7 and more than 800 cases have been reported.3,4 Yet, the prevalence of anaerobic osteomyelitis is unknown, in part because of the technical difficulties in isolating and identifying many of these organisms. The most common anaerobic isolates reported in children with osteomyelitis are Bacteroides spp. group, actinomycetes, Fusobacterium spp., anaerobic Gram positive organisms, Clostridium spp., Peptostreptococcus, Bacillus spp., Corynebacterium spp., and, more recently, Prevotella spp., Porphyromonas spp., and Propionibacterium spp. (especially associated with orthopedic devices).1–5,7–10
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