title: [Isolation of anaerobes during a 30-month observation at a hospital microbiology laboratory].
abstract: The authors evaluate retrospectively the results obtained from the research of anaerobial bacteria on 1313 samples received at the Microbiology Laboratory of the "Ospedale Civile di Ivrea" over a period of 31 months (6/1/86-12/31/88). From this evaluation, high percentages of detection of anaerobic bacteria are emerging in the following infections: appendiculare abscesses (60%), intestinal operations (71%), wounds (57%), tubovarian abscesses (100%), as well as thoracic empyema (50%). Also relevant are the isolations from skin and subcutaneous tissues: breast infections (50%) preputial infections (60%), perineal and perirectal abscesses (60%). The incident of anaerobic bacteria in bacteriemia is 17%. The most representative anaerobic bacteria group are: Bacteroides spp. (56%), Peptostreptococcus spp. (12%), Propionibacterium spp. (9%), Fusobacterium spp. (7%) Clostridium spp. (6%), Veillonella spp. and Eubacterium spp. (3%). In the intraabdominal infections prevails the Bacteroides group, particularly fragilis species, while in the skin and subcutaneous infections prevails the Peptostreptococcus group.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Analisi Chimico-Cliniche-Microbiologiche, Ospedale Civile di Ivrea.
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Pistono
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rapetti
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stacchini
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vironda
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: D'Usi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guasco
mesh_terms: D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000382:microbiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology; D013045:Species Specificity; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000382:microbiology
vernacular_title: Isolamento di anaerobi in trenta mesi di osservazione presso un Laboratorio di Microbiologia Ospedaliero.