BACTEROIDES INFECTIONS
Authors: E R Nobles
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1952)

Article1 January 1952BACTEROIDES INFECTIONSLEON V. MCVAY JR., M.D., DOUGLAS H. SPRUNT, M.D., F.A.C.P.LEON V. MCVAY JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this author, DOUGLAS H. SPRUNT, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-36-1-56 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThere is probably no subject in modern medicine more neglected than that of Bacteroides-caused infections. Recent textbooks of internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics, urology, otolaryngology, and even bacteriology scarcely mention this condition. Yet 35 such cases have been observed at the John Gaston Hospital in the past five years. It is our impression that Bacteroides infections occur much more frequently than would be concluded from a review of the literature. There are many reasons why infections with these organisms may go undiagnosed. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Memphis, Tennessee*Received for publication November 13, 1950.From the Divisions of Medicine, Pathology, and Bacteriology of The University of Tennessee College of Medicine, and The John Gaston Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee. 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TATUM, M.D., ALYS LIPSCOMB, M.D.Aureomycin in the Prophylaxis of Rheumatic Fever 1 January 1952Volume 36, Issue 1Page: 56-76KeywordsBacteriologyBacteroidesHospital medicineSurgeryUrology ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1952 PDF downloadLoading ...