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[Retrospective analysis of Fusobacterium associated infections; experience at Aomori Prefectural Hospital with 108 cases from 1995 to 1999].

Central Laboratory, Aomori Prefectural Hospital.
Kansenshogaku zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases 02/2002; 76(1):23-31. pp.23-31
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ABSTRACT We experienced 108 cases of Fusobacterium associated infections, including otolaryngeal, oral, pleuropulmonary, intraabdominal, skin and soft tissue infections, at Aomori Prefectural Hospital during The 5 year-period from 1995 to 1999. A total of 433 organisms, included 113 Fusobacterium spp. (80 Fusobacterium nucleatum, 18 Fusobaterium necrophorum, 5 Fusobacterium varium, 4 Fusobacterium mortiferum, 6 Fusobacterium spp.), were recovered with an average of 4.0 organisms per case of the 108 cases, 68% were mixed aerobic and anaerobic and yielded 185 anaerobic bacteria (2.5 per case) and 137 aerobic bacteria (1.9 per case) with an average of 4.4 per case. The remaining 32% were purely anaerobic and yielded 111 organisms with an average of 3.2 per case, Prevotella spp., Bacteroides fragilis group, Streptococcus milleri group, Enterobacteriaceae, Peptostreptococcus spp. Staphylococcus spp. were most frequently coisolated with Fusobacterium spp.

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Keywords

111 organisms
 
113 Fusobacterium spp
 
18 Fusobaterium necrophorum
 
185 anaerobic bacteria
 
4 Fusobacterium mortiferum
 
4.0 organisms
 
433 organisms
 
5 Fusobacterium varium
 
5 year-period
 
6 Fusobacterium spp
 
80 Fusobacterium nucleatum
 
Bacteroides fragilis group
 
Fusobacterium spp
 
Peptostreptococcus spp
 
pleuropulmonary
 
Prevotella spp
 
remaining 32%
 
soft tissue infections
 
Staphylococcus spp
 
Streptococcus milleri group