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Acta Clinica Belgica
International Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Medicine
Volume 28, 1973 - Issue 2
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Septicemies A Bacteroides Fragilis

Etude clinique et bactériologique

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Pages 108-116 | Published online: 19 May 2016
 

Summary

B. fragilis, an anaerobic normal inhabitant of the intestinal tract, is recovered from about 5 % of the bacteriologically proved bacteremias. Its high resistance to beta lactam antibiotics and to aminoglycosides accounts for its increasing importance in infectious diseases, particularly in patients with altered host defenses ; in these subjects, B. fragilis may cause deadly superinfections.

Resume

Bactéroides fragilis, saprophyte anaérobie banal du tube digestif, est retrouvé dans près de 5 % des septicémies confirmées bactériologiquement. Sa résistance élevée aux betalactamines et aux aminoglycosides explique l’importance croissante de cette espèce microbienne en pathologie infectieuse, principalement chez les patients en très mauvais état général, chez lesquels il peut être responsable de superinfections souvent mortelles.

Samenvatting

Ongeveer 5 % der sepsisgevallen worden veroorzaakt door Bacteroïdes fragilis. Deze gevallen doen zich vooral voor bij patiënten met een slechte algemene toestand, en verlopen dikwijls fataal doordat de verwekker hoog resistent is voor de β-laktaminen en aminoglucosiden.

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