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- From January 1988 to December 1999, 43 adults with pyomyositis were treated at a hospital in Nigeria.
- Staphylococcus aureus was the most prevalent bacteria found in these cases, occurring in 92.5% of the patients.
- Most patients (41 out of 43) improved with treatment involving incision, drainage, antibiotics, and skin grafting for 10 patients, though 2 patients died from septicaemia.
Article Abstract
From January 1988 to December 1999, 43 adults with pyomyositis were managed at Ahmadu Bello UniversityTeaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria. Staphylococcus aureuswas the most commonly cultured organism (92.5%). All the 41 patients responded well to incision and adequate drainage, antibiotics and partial thickness skin grafting in 10 patients (23.2%).Two patients (4.65%) died from septicaemia, while being resuscitated.
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