Bacillus faecalis alcaligenes septicemia in the newborn

Summary 1. The present paper describes the bacteriologic and clinical features of 33 newborn infants suffering from septicemia due to Bacillus faecalis alcaligenes. 2. In 29 of these infants erythematous lesions resembling erysipelas appeared on large areas of the skin. This is considered a nonspeci...

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Published inThe Journal of pediatrics Vol. 56; no. 5; pp. 648 - 654
Main Authors Doxiadis, S.A., Pavlatou, M., Chryssostomidou, O.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Mosby, Inc 01.05.1960
Subjects
Alcaligenes
Alcaligenes faecalis
Bacillus
Child
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infection
Old Medline
Sepsis
ALCALIGENES/infection
SEPTICEMIA/in infancy and childhood
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Summary:Summary 1. The present paper describes the bacteriologic and clinical features of 33 newborn infants suffering from septicemia due to Bacillus faecalis alcaligenes. 2. In 29 of these infants erythematous lesions resembling erysipelas appeared on large areas of the skin. This is considered a nonspecific vasomotor phenomenon. It is not pathognomonic for Bacillus faecalis alcaligenes septicemia since it was also seen in 5 infants suffering from septicemia due to other organisms, but it is of great help in the initial diagnosis of this septicemic illness since it was present in 88 per cent of the cases. 3. All isolated strains of Bacillus faecalis alcaligenes were resistant to sulfonamides and all antibiotics tested; consequently there was a high mortality rate; 20 of the 33 infants died in the neonatal period.
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ISSN:0022-3476
1097-6833
DOI:10.1016/S0022-3476(60)80339-3