Author/Authors :
Qadir, Maqbool Aga Khan University Hospital - Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Pakistan , Ali, Syed Rehan Aga Khan University Hospital - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Pakistan , Lakhani, Mumtaz Ziauddin University - Department of Pediatrics, Pakistan , Hashmi, Pervaiz Aga Khan University Hospital, Pakistan , Amirali, Ahsen Aga Khan University Hospital, Pakistan
Abstract :
Osteomyelitis in newborn infants is a rare infection. Lower extremity joints are commonly affected. Most of the cases have a haematogenous spread. Aerobes are the common group of organism involved, of which Staphylococcus aureus is the commonest. Klebsiella osteomyelitis has been reported as a cause of Osteomyelitis. However, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of Klebsiella pneumoniae associated osteomyelitis in an infant from Pakistan.
