Osteoarticular infections in paediatric sickle cell disease: in the era of multidrugresistant bacteria

Osteomyelitis (OM) is a major cause of morbidity in sickle cell disease (SCD) patients (Thanni, 2006; Tarer et al., 2006) with Staphylococcus aureus and the Salmonella species being the most frequently isolated microorganisms (Burnett et al., 1998; Thanni, 2006). In recent years, we have observed an increasing number of patients in our institution with severe multifocal, multidrug-resistant (MDR) osteoarticular infections (OAI). We are trying to...