| colonization of human wounds by escherichia vulneris and escherichia hermannii. | in this report we present clinical descriptions of 12 hawaiian patients from whom escherichia vulneris or e. hermannii strains were isolated. all but two patients had soft-tissue infections with multiple bacteria, particularly staphylococcus aureus. the other two had purulent conjunctivitis associated with s. aureus and infected malignant peritonitis with multiple organisms, respectively. in none of the cases were the escherichia spp. found in abundant quantities or considered pathogenic. in pre ... | 1985 | 3897270 |