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What is your typical duration and route of treatment for a lytic lesion in the metaphysis of a long bone secondary to MSSA, i.e., a Brodie abscess, following debridement in an immunocompetent patient?

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Infectious Disease · Emory University Hospital
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For native bone osteomyelitis (including Brodie abscess) with residual infected bone after debridement, antibiotic therapy is usually recommended for 6 weeks from the date of last debridement. Data suggest that a duration of antibiotic therapy beyond 6 weeks is usually unnecessary if necrotic bone a...

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