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Geographic variation in the prevalence of bacterial isolates in osteomyelitis
| Bacterial isolates | Nigeria n(%) |
USA n(%) |
Europe n(%) |
Saudi Arabia n(%) |
Total |
| Salmonellae | 25 (21.4) | 77 (70) | 16 (64) | 11 (37.9) | 129 |
| S. aureus | 45 (38.5) | 18 (16.4) | 1(4.9) | 18 (62.1) | 82 |
| Other GNB | 40 (34.2) | 10 (9.1) | 5 (20) | 0 | 55 |
| Other GPC | 7 (6) | 5 (4.5) | 3 (12) | 0 | 15 |
| Total | 117 (100) | 110 (100) | 25 (100) | 29 (100) | 281 |
GNB: Gram negative bacilli
GPC: Gram positive cocci
