1/3. An unusual mixed infection in a diabetic patient: citrobacter freundii and peptococcus magnus.A case of an unusual mixed infection of the foot involving citrobacter freundii and peptococcus magnus is presented. Characteristics and treatment of infections caused by these organisms are reviewed. The possible effects of an infection of this type in a compromised patient are also presented.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = mixed infection (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/3. Cavitation in bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia. Causal role of mixed infection with anaerobic bacteria.Cavitation developed in 4 of 24 patients with bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia seen in 1 yr. Two of them had roentgenographic evidence of massive pulmonary gangrene. A total of 3 patients developed putrid sputum at the time of cavitation, proving that anaerobes were present. culture confirmation of anaerobic etiology (bacteroides fragilis) was obtained in 1 patient who had a thoracotomy for pulmonary gangrene. Putrid sputum was observed only in cavitary cases. Other clinical and epidemiologic features (bilateral infiltrates, alcoholism), which were more frequent in cavitary than in noncavitary cases, are often associated with anaerobic infection. These findings support the hypothesis that concomitant anaerobic infection may be responsible for cavitation in bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.8keywords = mixed infection (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/3. Acute necrotizing fasciitis of the endopelvic fascia.A patient with an extensive necrotizing infection of the endopelvic fascia is presented. Cultures and tissue sections revealed the organisms responsible to be a mixed infection of Bacteroides, staphylococcus, and streptococcus. hypertension and diabetic vascular disease were felt to contribute to the initiation of the disease process in this unusual site.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.2keywords = mixed infection (Clic here for more details about this article) |