ORIGINAL ARTICLE: PDF OnlyOsteoarticular Mycobacterium TuberculosisChilds, Sharon G. MS, CRNP, CS, CEN, ONC Author Information Adult Nurse Practitioner in Independent Practice in Baltimore, Maryland Associate Faculty at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland. Orthopaedic Nursing: May 1996 - Volume 15 - Issue 3 - p 27-38 Buy Abstract Osteoarticular mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) can present as a subtle insidious infection. Symptoms vary with bone TB. Osteoarticular TB generally responds to proper antimicrobial therapy, affording sufficient treatment and arrest of the disease process. Epidemiology, pathogenesis, treatment, and a case review are presented in this article. © 1996 National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses
