Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 49, Issue 6 , Pages 248-253, December 2008

Pneumococcal Osteomyelitis: Report of One Case

  • W. Luke Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mennonite Christian Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tse-Ming Wu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Mennonite Christian Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Radiology, Mennonite Christian Hospital, 44 Min-Chuan Road, Hualien 970, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chin-Kung Yu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mennonite Christian Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yung-Long Cheng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mennonite Christian Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chun Lien

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Research, Mennonite Christian Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan

Received 15 October 2007; received in revised form 6 August 2008; accepted 19 September 2008.

Article Outline

Acute osteomyelitis is uncommon in pediatric patients, affecting one in five thousand children younger than the age of thirteen. Bone infection caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae is extremely rare, accounting for only 1.3% of acute osteomyelitis in children. We report a case of penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae-induced acute osteomyelitis in a 7-month-old male infant who was treated successfully with intravenous vancomycin and oral clindamycin.

Key Words:  anti-bacterial agents , osteomyelitis , Streptococcus pneumoniae

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Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 49, Issue 6 , Pages 248-253, December 2008

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