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.
Department of Infectious Diseases, Boston City Hospital, Massachusetts 02118.
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Crowe
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Brecher
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*