title: Clostridial bloodstream infections.
abstract: In a ten-year review at a large community teaching hospital clostridia accounted for less than 1% of all positive bloodstream isolates (26 episodes in 25 patients). All but one of the isolates were clinically significant. Twenty-two patients (88%) had a serious underlying medical condition, and 17 of the episodes (65%) were associated with a bowel source; twelve patients (48%) died of their infection. Clostridial bloodstream infections are particularly clinically significant in patients with serious underlying disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Va.
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Ingram
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy