Nosocomial septicemia with CDC group IV c-2, an unusual gram-negative Bacillus.
A 55-year-old man with severe peripheral vascular disease developed nosocomial septicemia which was caused by the gram-negative bacterium CDC group IV c-2, presumably from a plantar abscess on the left foot. Recovery followed amputation of the infected extremity and antibiotic therapy. This is the first reported case of nosocomial acquisition of this organism.
Crowe
H M
HM
Department of Infectious Diseases, Boston City Hospital, Massachusetts 02118.
Brecher
S M
SM
D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000209:etiology*; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology*