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*Mainly due to haematogenous spread in young animals

*Mainly due to haematogenous spread in young animals

*Often as an extension from [[Joints Inflammatory - Pathology#Arthritis|suppurative arthritis]]

*Often as an extension from [[Joints Inflammatory - Pathology#Arthritis|suppurative arthritis]]

*Usually isolated: ''[[Actinomyces pyogenes]]'', [[Salmonella|''Salmonella'']], [[Escherichia coli|''E.coli'']], [[Klebsiella|''Klebsiella'']], [[Streptococci|''Streptococci'']]

*Usually isolated: ''[[Actinomyces pyogenes]]'', [[Salmonella|''Salmonella'']], [[Escherichia coli|''E.coli'']], [[Klebsiella|''Klebsiella'']], [[:Category:Streptococcus species|''Streptococci'']]

*Metaphyses and epiphyses mostly affected

*Metaphyses and epiphyses mostly affected

*Most infections are exacerbated by host response

*Most infections are exacerbated by host response