STAPHYLOCOCCAL SEPTICEMIA WITH RECURRENT SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX
Authors: A SCHWEICH, J FIERSTEIN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1959)

Case Reports1 March 1959STAPHYLOCOCCAL SEPTICEMIA WITH RECURRENT SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAXALBERT SCHWEICH, M.D., JOSEPH FIERSTEIN, M.D.ALBERT SCHWEICH, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOSEPH FIERSTEIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-50-3-819 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe incidence of staphylococcal infections appears to be rising,1, 2, 3 particularly in hospital populations. This is probably due to antibiotic-resistant organisms and cross infection.3, 4, 5 Although statistics of incidence and mortality are difficult to evaluate and require further investigation, antibiotic resistance of the staphylococcus has been clearly demonstrated after each new antibacterial agent has come into common use.3, 6 Clinical surveys indicate that the mortality rate of generalized infections was reduced from over 80% to 28% following the introduction of penicillin, rose subsequently to 54%, and at present is as high as in the pre-antibiotic era.4The complications...Bibliography1. Prissick FH: Antibiotic-resistant staphylococci and related infections, Am. J. M. Sc. 225: 299, 1953. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. Howe GW: Postoperative wound infections due to Staphylococcus aureus , New England J. Med. 251: 411, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Finland M: Antibiotic-resistant micrococcic infections, guest editorial, J. A. M. A. 158: 188, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. 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