| reemergence of anaerobic bacteremia. | during 1974-1988, the incidence of anaerobic bacteremia at the mayo clinic (rochester, mn) decreased. this trend occurred nationally, prompting calls for discontinuation of routine anaerobic blood cultures. however, recently, the sites of anaerobic infection have been shown not to be as predictable as once thought, and since 1993, the incidence of anaerobic bacteremia has increased significantly in our medical center. | 2007 | 17342637 |
| anaerobic bacteremia: decreasing rate over a 15-year period. | at the mayo clinic, the number of cases of anaerobic bacteremia decreased 45% between 1974 and 1988. in addition, the percentage of blood cultures positive for anaerobes decreased significantly even though the total number of blood cultures performed increased. the number of anaerobic bacteremias per 100,000 patient-days also declined over the 15-year period. organisms of the bacteroides fragilis group ranked third in frequency with respect to other organisms that caused aerobic and anaerobic ba ... | 1991 | 1925283 |
| bacterial arthritis in the adult. | a brief review of bacterial arthritis as seen at the mayo clinic in the years 1958 through 1973 has been presented with a selected literature review. once considered a disease of children and adolescents, this disease now is seen more often in adults, especially in those who are elderly, are chronically ill, or are receiving medications that lower the host resistance in invading bacteria. the diagnosis must be made early, with rapid isolation and identification of the organism. proper antibacter ... | 1975 | 809738 |