Alcaligenes fecalis scpticemia

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Nov 1983 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, volume 50, pages 687-689 (issn: 0019-5456, eissn: 0973-7693,

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Authors: N, Desai; S K, Gupta; R K, Menon; V, Seth;

doi: 10.1007/bf02957741

pmid: 6680119

Alcaligenes fecalis scpticemia

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Abstract

The bacteriumAlcaligenes fecalisis a ubiquitous, gramnegatiue bacillus of the Family Achromobacter, first described in 1896 bv Petruschky, who isolated it from stale beer. Itis an aerobic, motile organism which oxidises arsenite to arsenate and is regarded as an intestinal saprophyte in animals as well as man. Systemic infection with this organism is very uncommon with only about 40 cases appearing in the world literature till 1960. By scanning Indian literature, it seems that this is only the second report ofAlcaligenes fecalissepticemia from India.

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All India Institute of Medical Sciences
India

Keywords

Sepsis, Humans, Female, Alcaligenes, Child

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