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pISSN 1226-2102
eISSN 2005-8918
    J Korean Orthop Assoc. 1967 Apr;2(2):19-21. Korean.
    Published online May 20, 2019.
    https://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1967.2.2.19
    Copyright © 1967 by The Korean Orthopaedic Association
    Case Report

    Salmonella Osteomyelitis: Report of two cases

    In Hee Chung, Nam Hyun Kim and Hyung Joo Na

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      Abstract

      Two cases of Osteomyelitis in the tibia and femur respectively caused by salmonella typhi D group are presented. Osteomyelitis caused by salmonella typhi D group as an etiological factor has been very rare in the publiahed literature, and none reported in Korea. A case is male and another is female patient aged 36 and 19 years respectively. The diagnosis is confirmed by bacteriological study. Satisfactory result is obtained by radical curettage and antibiotic therapy.

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