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Tale of a toothpick: Eikenella corrodens osteomyelitis
1Dept. of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA. lgrobin@emory.edu
Infection
|November 10, 2000
Abstract:
Tale 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.
