Case Report

Osteomyelitis Concurrently Caused by Staphylococcus aureus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis

We report the case of a 59-year-old woman who presented with fever and a cutaneous ulcer on her left ankle. In addition to Staphylococcus aureus growth from a blood culture, S aureus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis were both isolated from tissue specimens. This case highlights that osteomyelitis may be concurrently caused…

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