OBJECTIVES : To study the microbiology of sinusitis associated with odontogenic origin. METHODS : Aspirates of 20 acutely and 28 chronically infected maxillary sinuses that were associated with odontogenic infection were processed for aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. RESULTS : A total of 66 isolates were recovered from the 20 cases of acute sinusitis (3.3/specimen), 16 aerobic and facultativ...

To assess the causative role of non-sporing anaerobes in cass of erosive balanoposthitis, anaerobic culture was performed on purulent discharges from 104 patients with penile ulceration, a foul-smelling discharge, and a mixed and motile bacterial flora. Most of 29 culturally confirmed infections were due to mixed anaerobes and eight to single anaerobes. A rapid response to treatment with metron...

Veillonella sp. and V. dispar are emerging pathogens. This is the third case of a monomicrobial Veillonella sp. prosthetic joint infection (PJI) among knees and hips; this is the second prosthetic knee infection described. The infection was treated with a 2-stage procedural approach combined with 6 weeks of ceftriaxone with excellent clinical response. There was no relapse in 2 years of follow-...

Results: The study included 134 patients with osteomyelitis. The cases were divided clinically into 4 main groups: haematogenous, exogenous, postoperative and mastoiditis. Staphylococcus aureus was the most common causative agent in haematogenous osteomyelitis whereas Pseudomonas sp. were the most common causative organisms in postoperative and mastoiditis groups of bone infection. The total nu...

Infections with nonsporing anaerobes are common and often pose diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. There is an increasing trend of resistance among anaerobes against the commonly used antibiotics. Lot of development has occurred in terms of molecular and biochemical basis for pathogenecity and virulence factors among nonsporing anaerobes. Therefore, there is a need for development of newer, ...

We report the case of a 71-year-old male with Bacteroides fragilis bactermia and infected aortic aneurysm that went undiagnosed, in part, because routine anaerobic blood cultures were not obtained. Bacteremia caused by anaerobes has been reported to be declining, and recommendations to discontinue routine anaerobic blood cultures have been implemented in some hospitals. To our knowledge, this i...

Anaerobic and aerobic bacteria were often found as mixed infections in 225 lethally irradiated mice. Of a total of 57 mice that were sacrificed, aerobic bacteria were recovered exclusively in 9 (27%) of the 34 culture-positive mice, anaerobic bacteria were recovered exclusively in 15 (44%), and mixed aerobic and anaerobic flora were recovered in 10 (29%). The predominant organisms were anaerobi...

Infectious diseases are a principal cause of morbidity and mortality in pediatrics, and their management is an important component of pediatric medicine. The preponderance of serious bacterial infections in pediatrics are due to a relatively few aerobic bacterial species. Anaerobic bacteria have been recognized as significant pathogens in both adults and children in comparatively fewer settings...

Anaerobic culture is especially indicated when an exudate has a foul odor or if the. In open wounds, anaerobic organisms may play an etiologic role, whereas . Anaerobic infections are caused by anaerobic bacteria. Obligately anaerobic bacteria do not. . Polymicrobial postoperative wound infections can occur. Bacteria that cannot grow in the presence of oxygen (anaerobic) usually are found in de...