title: [Atypical bacterial forms in septicemia. (L-forms). Preliminary report].
abstract: This paper refers to the presence of atypical bacterial forms in the blood culture of 40 children who evolved with septicemia. Bacterial growth appeared in 18 (45%) patients in ordinary cultures. With hypertonic culture media 26 (65%) patients showed positive results. In 13 cases the reverted bacteria coincided with those isolated in ordinary culture media. In 12 patients (30%) whose cultures in normal media were negative, abnormal atypical bacterial forms were identified. Gram-negative bacteria predominated and Staphylococcus epidermidis was observed to develop with a certain frequency.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003470:Culture Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007709:Klebsiella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D007740:L Forms / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media
vernacular_title: Formas bacterianas atípicas en septicemia (Formas "L"). Informe preliminar.