Open AccessImmunological profile of neonatal osteomyelitis cases
Author(s) -
Sako Ikumi,
Iijima Hiroyuki,
Matsui Toshihiro,
Shoji Kensuke,
Ishikawa Takashi,
Ishiguro Akira
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.4161
Subject(s) - osteomyelitis , medicine , bacteremia , immunity , immune system , immunology , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
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.