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Baylor College of Medicine, Houston

 Staphylococcus aureus clone may cause venous thrombosis in osteomyelitis

Published in Telemedicine Law Weekly, July 1st, 2006

The predominant community-acquired, methicillin-resistant S. aureus clone in Houston, Texas, (USA300) may have a unique propensity to cause venous thrombosis in association with osteomyelitis.

According to recent research from the United States, "Venous thrombosis (VT) in children with Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis occurs rarely. We describe clinical features of infections and molecular characterization of isolates of children at Texas Children's Hospital with S. aureus osteomyelitis and VT."

"We reviewed records and imaging studies (chest radiographs, ultrasound, computed tomography, and MRI) of 9 patients at Texas...

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