Gram-negative bacteremia. Two cases in adults with chronic otitis media.
Chronic otitis media was the cause of septicemia in two hospitalized men. The organisms involved, K pneumoniae and B fragilis, are not usually associated with primary infections of the middle ear and would not have been traced to this site had proper cultures not been performed. In adults, the true incidence of bacteremia arising from the middle ear may be higher than suspected.
D000368:Aged; D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology*