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. 2012 Aug;18(4):475-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2012.05.005. Epub 2012 Jun 4.

Risk and prognostic factors among patients with bacteremia due to Eggerthella lenta

Anilrudh A Venugopal  1 , Susanna Szpunar, Leonard B Johnson
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Risk and prognostic factors among patients with bacteremia due to Eggerthella lenta

Anilrudh A Venugopal et al. Anaerobe. 2012 Aug.

Abstract

Eggerthella lenta is a Gram-positive non-spore forming anaerobic commensal bacilli that can cause bacteremia due to abdominal or soft tissue sources. Patients are frequently bedridden and infection is associated with a high mortality rate. Absence of fever at presentation and need for ICU stay are risk factors for 30-day mortality.

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