Bacteroides, an abundant genus in the intestines of mammals, has been recently
considered as the next generation probiotics (NGP) candidate due to its potential role in …

Five hundred episodes of septicemia were reviewed, with emphasis on laboratory and
epidemiologic findings. The isolation of facultative and anaerobic gram-negative bacilli …

Before the antibiotic era and for some time thereafter, various authors reported a fulminant
syndrome affecting young adults or adolescents previously in good health. This disease was …

Among 500 patients with bacteremia and fungemia, total mortality was 42%; about half of all
deaths were attributable directly to infection. Mortality increased with age, but deaths …

Bacterial sepsis in the neonate is a clinical syndrome characterized by systemic signs of
infection and accompanied by bacteremia in the first month of life. Meningitis in the neonate …

Chest Infections A common thread in the diverse clinical settings of anaerobic pulmonary
infections is aspiration of oropharyngeal secretions. The inoculum is largely saliva …

• The clinical manifestations of sepsis may be flagrant or subtle. Awareness of the signs and
symptoms of sepsis allows early recognition and prompt, appropriate management. The …

Clinical manifestations of odontogenic orofacial infections are protean and are largely
dictated by complex microbiota and anatomic routes of spread. Complications such as …

The results of early studies showed that anaerobes accounted for 20% of all bacteremias;
more-recent data suggest that these organisms account for∼ 4%(0.5%–9%) of bacteremias …

This review of the epidemiology of venous thromboembolism includes estimates of
incidence and prevalence of venous thrombosis and its sequelae, a discussion of …