TY - JOUR
T1 - Fusobacterium necrophorum Septicemia Following Oropharyngeal Infection
AU - Seidenfeld, S. M.
AU - Sutker, W. L.
AU - Luby, J. P.
PY - 1982/9/17
Y1 - 1982/9/17
N2 - Fusobacterium necrophorum septicemia developed in five patients after an oropharyngeal infection. Four patients had sore throat or neck pain, and two had findings of jugular vein septic thrombophlebitis. Metastatic abscesses, including embolic pneumonia, empyema, septic arthritis, and osteomyelitis, also occurred. Four patients recovered and one died. Proper treatment requires recognition of the oropharyngeal source of the septicemia and its differentiation from endocarditis. Antibiotic therapy should be prolonged, and metastatic abscesses drained.
AB - Fusobacterium necrophorum septicemia developed in five patients after an oropharyngeal infection. Four patients had sore throat or neck pain, and two had findings of jugular vein septic thrombophlebitis. Metastatic abscesses, including embolic pneumonia, empyema, septic arthritis, and osteomyelitis, also occurred. Four patients recovered and one died. Proper treatment requires recognition of the oropharyngeal source of the septicemia and its differentiation from endocarditis. Antibiotic therapy should be prolonged, and metastatic abscesses drained.
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U2 - 10.1001/jama.1982.03330110044024
DO - 10.1001/jama.1982.03330110044024
M3 - Article
C2 - 6955528
AN - SCOPUS:0019983052
SN - 0098-7484
VL - 248
SP - 1348
EP - 1350
JO - JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
JF - JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
IS - 11
ER -