Immunological profile of neonatal osteomyelitis cases.

Ikumi SakoHiroyuki IijimaToshihiro MatsuiKensuke ShojiTakashi IshikawaAkira Ishiguro

Published in: Clinical case reports (2021)

Osteomyelitis in childhood is often hematogenous and neonates are generally prone to bacteremia because of immature immunity. Neonatal osteomyelitis occurs even in the absence of apparent immunological or perinatal abnormalities.

Keyphrases

pregnant women
low birth weight
magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography
early life
preterm infants