A patient stepped on an acorn while walking barefoot in the backyard and developed an infection progressing to osteomyelitis. What microorganism does the nurse understand is most often the cause of the development of osteomyelitis?
a) Proteus
b) Staphylococcus aureus
c) Salmonella
d) Pseudomonas
Answer: b) Staphylococcus aureus
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