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Fusobacterium species infections: clinical spectrum and outcomes at a district general hospital.
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- Risk of mortality in Fusobacterium species bloodstream infection from a large Australian cohort.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2025Article
- Fusobacterium varium in cattle: prevalence and concentrations in healthy livers, liver abscesses, and ruminal and colonic epithelial tissues.Journal of animal science · 2025Article
- Epidemiology and Clinical Outcomes ofMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Bilateral parapneumonic empyema caused byIDCases · 2024Article
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- A case report of severe Fusobacterium nucleatum sepsis secondary to nephrectomy.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Article
- Clinical Differences in Patients Infected withAnnals of laboratory medicine · 2022Article
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- Clinical characteristics of a large cohort of patients with positive culture of Fusobacterium necrophorum.GMS infectious diseases · 2018Article
- Clinical Features and Outcomes ofJournal of critical care medicine (Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie din Targu-Mures) · 2017Article
- Fusobacterium nucleatum infections: clinical spectrum and bacteriological features of 78 cases.Infection · 2016Article
- Bad news itself or just the messenger? The high mortality of Fusobacterium spp. infections is related to disseminated malignancy and other comorbidities.European clinical respiratory journal · 2016Article
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- Anaerobic Spondylodiscitis due to Fusobacterium Species: A Case Report Review of the Literature.Case reports in infectious diseases · 2015Article
- The forgotten disease: Bilateral lemierre's disease with mycotic aneurysm of the vertebral artery.The American journal of case reports · 2014Article
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Abstract
purposeFusobacterium species infections are rare. Recently, however, this potentially deadly pathogen has been attracting interest, and efforts are being made to characterise its epidemiology and clinical spectrum of disease. The aim of our study is to provide further evidence towards this cause, in what is, to date, the largest study of its kind from the UK.
methodA 22-year, retrospective, descriptive study was performed at Royal Hampshire County Hospital. An electronic database was used to identify patients with microbiologically confirmed infection with Fusobacterium, and clinical records were examined to provide further information on the presentation, source, treatment and outcome.
resultsFusobacterium species infections were identified in 18 patients during the study period, which is an incidence of 0.76 cases/100,000/year. The overall death rate was 29 %. Half of these patients had Fusobacterium necrophorum infections and were a predominantly young, fit and uniquely male population who had excellent outcomes. Among the remaining patients with Fusobacterium species infections, 22 % had infection with F. varium and 11 % with F. nucleatum. These patients were an older cohort who tended to have co-morbidities and unsurprisingly worse outcomes. We identified a number of Fusobacterium bacteraemias likely to have resulted from pressure ulcers, a presentation that has been rarely reported. Interestingly, we also identified a case of neonatal F. nucleatum bacteraemia that was not associated with premature nor stillborn birth.
conclusionAs work continues to depict the spectrum of disease caused by this enigmatic bacterium, it is hoped that improved clinical suspicion will result in better outcomes and management.
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