Erratum to pathogen identification in 84 patients with post-traumatic osteomyelitis after limb fractures.

This corrects the article DOI: 10.21037/apm.2020.

Pathogen identification in 84 Patients with post-traumatic osteomyelitis after limb fractures.

Background: Chronic osteomyelitis is a serious complication of orthopedic trauma. Residual bacteria after incomplete debridement and/or bacterial colonization, bacterial biofilm formation, and generation of antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains in the microtubule system of compact bones due to irrational use of antibiotics often make the condition more prolonged, recurrent, and refractory. The passive immunotherapy targeting the protein components of bacteria has become an area of intense research interest, for which identifying the bacterial isolates in different areas at different time points remains a key step.