Bacteroides Septicemia
Authors: BAYARD S. TYNES
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1962)

Article1 January 1962Bacteroides SepticemiaCultural, Clinical, and Therapeutic Features in a Series of Twenty-five PatientsBAYARD S. TYNES, M.D., WALTER B. FROMMEYER JR., M.D., F.A.C.P.BAYARD S. TYNES, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WALTER B. FROMMEYER JR., M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-56-1-12 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptBacteroides infection in man is a relatively neglected subject both clinically and experimentally. The taxonomy of the Bacteroidaciae is confusing, and the pathogenecity of these organisms remains obscure.The genus Bacteroides includes Gram-negative, non-spore forming, rod-shaped bacteria with rounded ends which are obligate anaerobes and which do not take the acid-fast stain. These organisms normally inhabit the mouth, vagina, and intestines of animals. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Birmingham, AlabamaFrom the Department of Medicine, University of Alabama College of Medicine, and the Medical Service of the Veterans Administration Hospital, University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama.Presented in part at the Southeastern Regional Meeting of The American College of Physicians, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, October 7-8, 1960.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Bayard S. Tynes, M.D., National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda 14, Maryland. 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