Bacteroides Infections: Report of Two Cases Unsuccessfully Treated With Antibiotics

Case Reports1 October 1952BACTEROIDES INFECTIONS: REPORT OF TWO CASES UNSUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTICSA. B. KING, M.D., S. D. CONKLIN, M.D., F.A.C.P., T. S. COLLETTE, B.A.A. B. KING, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, S. D. CONKLIN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, T. S. COLLETTE, B.A.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-37-4-761 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptInfections with organisms of the genus Bacteroides have long been known in veterinary medicine and have been sporadically reported through the past five decades. Their importance as infectious agents in man has been recognized increasingly as more adequate methods of anaerobic investigation have been utilized, although the experience of any group of physicians has generally been limited to a few cases.These organisms are commonly found on the mucous membranes of the body from whence they may invade the tissues, blood or body cavities. Metastatic abscesses often are formed when septicemia occurs. Necrosis of tissue at the primary focal lesion,...Bibliography1. BeigelmanRantz PMLA: Clinical significance of Bacteroides, Arch. Int. Med. 84: 605-631, 1949. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. BrownWilliamsHerrell AEHLWE: Bacteroides septicemia; report of a case with recovery, J. A. M. A. 116: 402-404, 1941. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. BuhlerSeelyDixon VBCWDD: Bacterium necrophorus septicemia in man, Am. J. Clin. Path. 12: 380-386, 1942. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. McVayGuthrieSprunt LWFDH: Septicemia due to Bacteroides; aureomycin hydrochloride therapy in 2 cases due to Bacteroides funduliformis , J. A. M. A. 140: 1150-1152, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. SmithRopes WEMW: Bacteroides infections; analysis based on review of literature and study of 20 cases, New England J. Med. 232: 31-37, 1945. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Sayre, Pennsylvania*Received for publication March 3, 1952.From the Departments of Neurosurgery, Medicine and Bacteriology at the Guthrie Clinic and Robert Packer Hospital. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byEvolution of Anaerobe Susceptibility Testing in the United StatesCervicofacial LeptotrichosisBacteroides Infection in the Surgery of Childhood 1 October 1952Volume 37, Issue 4Page: 761-767KeywordsAntibioticsBacteriologyBacteroidesBloodHospital medicineLesionsMucous membranesNecrosisNeurosurgerySepsis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1952 PDF downloadLoading ...