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Bacterial osteomyelitis-- An infection of the bone or bone marrow that is caused by a bacterium.
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Is Osteomyelitis is a genetic disorder?
Osteomyelitis is classified as a bone infection and it is typically caused by bacteria. Genetics play some role in osteomyelitis, but it is unclear how much can be attributed to genetics.
To what other conditions can bedsores lead?
gangrene (tissue death); osteomyelitis (infection of the bone beneath the bedsore); sepsis (a poisoning of tissue or the whole body from bacterial infection); other localized or systemic infections
What is a bone infection caused by pus-producing bacteria?
Osteomyelitis
What is the medical term meaning bone disorder caused by pathogenic infection and pus accumulation in the medullary canal?
osteomyelitis
Is Anthrax disease bacterial or viral?
there are variations of anthrax that are viral and bacterial most anthrax is bacterial
What is the medical term meaning bacterial infection of bones?
The term for this is osteomyelitis.
What is the medical terminology word for inflammation of the bone and bone marrow?
Myelitis is infection or inflammation of the bone marrow. Osteomyelitis is more common - infection or inflammation of the bone and neighboring bone marrow. If these conditions are caused by bacteria, they may be called bacterial myelitis or bacterial osteomyelitis.
What is a bone infection that can be caused by improper phlebotomy technique?
Osteomyelitis- Bone inflammation caused by bacterial infection.
How many word elements in osteomyelitis?
osteomyelitis
What is the medical term for tuberculous osteomyelitis?
osteomyelitis
Does osteomyelitis means bone abscess?
dose osteomyelitis means bone abscess?
Wht is osteomyelitis?
Osteomyelitis is a bone infection caused by bacteria or other germs.
What is the prognosis for a patient with osteomyelitis?
With quick, appropriate treatment, only about 5% of all cases of acute osteomyelitis will eventually become chronic osteomyelitis. Patients with chronic osteomyelitis may require antibiotics periodically for the rest of their lives.
Is Osteomyelitis is a genetic disorder?
Osteomyelitis is classified as a bone infection and it is typically caused by bacteria. Genetics play some role in osteomyelitis, but it is unclear how much can be attributed to genetics.
Stages of osteomyelitis?
Osteomyelitis is a bone and bone marrow infection. The three stages of the disease are acute, subacute, and chronic stages. The Cierny-Mader Staging System for Long Bone Osteomyelitis has four stages which are the medullary, superficial, localized, and diffuse osteomyelitis.
To what other conditions can bedsores lead?
gangrene (tissue death); osteomyelitis (infection of the bone beneath the bedsore); sepsis (a poisoning of tissue or the whole body from bacterial infection); other localized or systemic infections
When a decubitus ulcer has progressed to a stage in which osteomyelitis is present the ulcer has extended to the?
If you look up what osteomyelitis is you will find the answer.
