Osteomyelitis: an overview of antimicrobial therapy

Osteomyelitis is an inflammatory bone disorder caused by infection, leading to necrosis and destruction of bone. It can affect all ages, involve any bone, become a chronic disease and cause persistent morbidity. Treatment of osteomyelitis is challenging particularly when complex multiresistant bacte...

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Main Authors: Diana Gomes, Margarida Pereira, Ana Francisca Bettencourt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2013-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502013000100003