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Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về sinh học được đăng trên tạp chí sinh học Clinical Microbiology đề tài: Severe osteomyelitis caused by Myceliophthora thermophila after a pitchfork injury. | Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials BioMed Central Case report Open Access Severe osteomyelitis caused by Myceliophthora thermophila after a pitchfork injury Lauren Destino1 Deanna A Sutton2 Anna L Helon3 Peter L Havens1 John G Thometz4 Rodney E Willoughby Jr1 and Michael J Chusid 1 Address Department of Pediatrics Medical College of Wisconsin and Children s Hospital of Wisconsin USA 2Fungus Testing Laboratory Department of Pathology University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio TX USA 3Pharmacy Department Children s Hospital of Wisconsin USA and 4Department of Orthopedic Surgery Medical College of Wisconsin and Children s Hospital of Wisconsin USA Email Lauren Destino - ldestino@ Deanna A Sutton - suttond@ Anna L Helon - Peter L Havens - phavens@ John G Thometz - jthometz@ Rodney E Willoughby - rewillou@ Michael J Chusid - mchusid@ Corresponding author Published 08 September 2006 Received 26 June 2006 Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2006 5 21 doi l 476-071 1-5- Accepted 08 September 2006 21 This article is available from http content 5 1 21 2006 Destino et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Traumatic injuries occurring in agricultural settings are often associated with infections caused by unusual organisms. Such agents may be difficult to isolate identify and treat effectively. Case report A 4-year-old boy developed an extensive infection of his knee and distal femur following a barnyard pitchfork injury. Ultimately the primary infecting agent was determined to be Myceliophthora thermophila a thermophilic melanized hyphomycete rarely associated .