A 12-year-old boy with sickle cell disease presents with pain and swelling of the right lower extremity. A bone scan reveals osteomyelitis of the tibial diaphysis. An organism found more commonly than in the general population in these cases is:

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A 12-year-old boy with sickle cell disease presents with pain and swelling of the right lower extremity. A bone scan reveals osteomyelitis of the tibial diaphysis. An organism found more commonly than in the general population in these cases is:

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