Osteomyelitis Information and Courses from MediaLab, Inc.
These are the MediaLab courses that cover Osteomyelitis and links to relevant pages within the course.
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| A major complication of toxic shock syndrome related to group A streptococci, leading to 50% mortality is: | View Page |
| Review 3 Robinson LG. Kourtis AP.:
Tale of a toothpick: Eikenella corrodens osteomyelitis.
Infection. 28(5):332-3, 2000Tale of a Toothpick is a case of Eikenella corrodens osteomyelitis in a young woman, that resulted from puncture of her foot with a toothpick.The epidemiology, microbiology, common clinical presentations and therapy of E. corrodens are reviewed.A brief summary of the extent of toothpick injuries and their infectious complications are also presented. | View Page |
| We can conclude from Robinson & Kourtis' "Tale of the Toothpick", that, "it is unwise to place a used toothpick in your pocket." | View Page |
| Heelstick - Neonatal Blood collection Microlances (such as the Tenderfoot™ (ITC) or the QuikHeel™ (BD), shown here, are used to puncture the heel & collect capillary blood.These devices control the depth of incision, since going too deep into an infant’s heel could injure the heel bone, and cause osteomyelitis (bone infection). | View Page |