Aerobic and anaerobic microbiology of wound infection following spinal fusion in children

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作者
Brook, I [1 ]
Frazier, EH [1 ]
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[1] Georgetown Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pediat, Washington, DC 20007 USA
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spinal fusion; wounds; children; anaerobic bacteria; Enterobacteriaceae;
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10.1159/000028892
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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Objective: To study the aerobic and anaerobic microbiology of wound infections following spinal fusion in children, Methods: Retrospective review of clinical and microbiological records. Results: Aspirates of pus from 18 infection sites showed bacterial growth, Anaerobic bacteria only were recovered in 3 (17%) specimens, aerobic bacteria only in 3 (17%) and mixed aerobic and anaerobic bacteria in 12 (67%), Forty-two isolates were recovered: 18 anaerobes (1.0 isolates per specimen) and 24 aerobes(1,3 per specimen), The predominant anaerobes were Bacteroides sp, (9 isolates, including 8 Bacteroides fragilis group) and 5 Peptostreptococcus sp, The predominant aerobes were Escherichia coli(6) and Proteus sp, (5), An increase in recovery of E.coli and B.fragilis was noted in children with bowel or bladder incontinence, Conclusions: This study highlights the polymicrobial nature and predominance of anaerobic bacteria in wound infections following spinal fusion in children, Copyright(C) 2000 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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