Bacteremia Due to Gram-negative Bacilli
Authors: MARTIN C. MCHENRY
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1962)

Article1 February 1962Bacteremia Due to Gram-negative BacilliReview of 113 Cases Encountered in the Five-year Period 1955 through 1959MARTIN C. MCHENRY, M.D., WILLIAM J. MARTIN, M.D., F.A.C.P., WILLIAM E. WELLMAN, M.D.MARTIN C. MCHENRY, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM J. MARTIN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM E. WELLMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-56-2-207 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSeveral Investigators have presented data indicating that the incidence of infections due to Gram-negative bacilli of enteric origin has increased in recent years (1-11). According to a previous report by members of our group (12), in the 15-year period 1940 through 1954 at the Mayo Clinic there were 137 cases of bacteremia due to such Gram-negative bacilli; in the five-year period 1955 through 1959, there were 113 cases. An attempt to define factors responsible for the apparent increased incidence of these infections and a reappraisal of methods of management appear to be warranted.MICROBIOLOGIC CONSIDERATIONSIncluded in this study are...References1. YOW EM: Clinical significance of rising incidence of infections due to gram-negative bacilli. Postgrad. Med. 17: 413, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. RANTZ LA: Consequences of widespread use of antibiotics. Calif. Med. 81: 1, 1954. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. ASAYKOCH LDR: Pseudomonas infections in infants and children. New Engl. J. Med. 262: 1062, 1960. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. 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