Articles | Volume 11, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-11-5-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-11-5-2026
Original full-length article
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09 Jan 2026
Original full-length article |  | 09 Jan 2026

Predictors of osteo-articular infection in Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in a tertiary center between 2017 and 2022

Liselot Vandenbergen, Diego Castanares Zapatero, Sébastien Briol, Alexia Verroken, Leila Belkhir, Olivier Cornu, and Jean Cyr Yombi

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Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection can cause serious complications such as bone and joint involvement. We reviewed 489 cases (2017–2022) at a Brussels tertiary hospital to identify risk factors. Prolonged bacteremia and community acquisition increased the risk, while active cancer and intensive-care stay reduced it. This study highlights the burden of bone and joint infections in Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection.
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