Photodynamic Therapy in the Treatment of Osteomyelitis

Osteomyelitis is a bone infection that may initiate due to a local trauma or infection or it may originate due to infections occurring elsewhere in the body (microorganisms are transported by the bloodstream in this case). The bone may be predisposed to infection because of trauma or because of a medical condition like diabetes. The microorganisms responsible for the infection are usually pyogenic bacteria. The most frequent infectious agents are in order of prevalence Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus (groups A and B), Haemophilus influenzae, and Enterobacter species [1].