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Year : 2014 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 189-192 |
Multifocal bacterial osteomyelitis in a renal allograft recipient following urosepsis
AT Valson1, VG David1, V Balaji2, GT John3
1 Department of Nephrology, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India 2 Department of Microbiology, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India 3 Renal Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia
Correspondence Address:
A T Valson Department of Nephrology, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore - 632 004, Tamil Nadu India
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DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.132022
Non-tubercular bacterial osteomyelitis is a rare infection. We report on a renal allograft recipient with osteomyelitis complicating urosepsis, manifesting as a multifocal infection poorly responsive to appropriate antibiotics and surgical intervention and culminating in graft loss.
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