title: Selected Topics in Aerobic Bacteriology.
abstract: Aerobic Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria can be important pathogens in the immunocompromised host. These bacteria can be found in many environments, as part of the normal microbiota of the human host and animals, in soil and water, on plants, on fomites in the hospital, and on hospital equipment. This review provides information from relevant studies about what are the most common aerobic bacteria associated with patients who have cancer and/or are being treated for it, or who have other diseases which lead to immunodeficiencies, such as HIV, multiple myeloma, aplastic anemia, chronic diseases, and aging. A discussion of the appropriate laboratory tests needed for diagnosis of aerobic infections and information about antibiotics and susceptibility testing are also included.
authors.affiliation: † Deceased, Department of Pathology, Cleveland Clinic, and Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106.
authors.forename: Geraldine
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Microbiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205.
authors.forename: Karen C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Carroll
mesh_terms: D001420:Bacteria, Aerobic / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host