Micrococcal bacteremia without endocarditis; clinical data and therapeutic conerations in 109 cases.

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Article1 July 1957MICROCOCCAL BACTEREMIA WITHOUT ENDOCARDITIS: CLINICAL DATA AND THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS IN 109 CASESALEXANDER SCHIRGER, M.D., WILLIAM J. MARTIN, M.D., DONALD R. NICHOLS, M.D., F.A.C.P.ALEXANDER SCHIRGER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM J. MARTIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, DONALD R. NICHOLS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-47-1-39 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptInfections caused byMicrococcus pyogenesvar.aureus(Staphylococcus pyogenes aureus)continue to offer a major therapeutic challenge. Micrococci appear to possess an almost singular ability to demonstrate progressive resistance to new antibacterial agents. Experiences of our group at the Mayo Clinic with bacteremia without endocarditis produced by gram-negative and some gram-positive organisms have been described recently.1, 3The present study reviews our experiences in patients who had bacteremia without endocarditis caused byM. pyogenes. Data relating to patients with micrococcal endocarditis will be presented at a later date. Collins and associates4recently commented on the near absence in current medical literature...Bibliography1. SpittelMartinNichols JAWJDR: Bacteremia owing to gram-negative bacilli: experiences in the treatment of 137 patients over a 15-year period, Ann. Int. Med. 44: 302, 1956. LinkGoogle Scholar2. SchirgerMartinNichols AWJDR: Streptococcal bacteremia without endocarditis: clinical observations, Ann. Int. Med. 45: 1001, 1956. LinkGoogle Scholar3. SchirgerMartinMorlockBaggenstoss AWJCGAH: Bacteremia owing to Diplococcus pneumoniae associated with disease of the biliary tract, Arch. Int. Med. 99: 622, 1957. 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