Bacteroides fragilis

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In microbiology, Bacteroides fragilis is a "gram-negative bacteria occurring in the lower intestinal tracts of man and other animals. It is the most common species of anaerobic bacteria isolated from human soft tissue infections."[1]

B frag may cause bacteremia.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Anonymous (2024), Bacteroides fragilis (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. ↑ Redondo MC, Arbo MD, Grindlinger J, Snydman DR (1995). "Attributable mortality of bacteremia associated with the Bacteroides fragilis group.". Clin Infect Dis 20 (6): 1492-6. PMID 7548498.
  3. ↑ Hung MN, Chen SY, Wang JL, Chang SC, Hsueh PR, Liao CH et al. (2005). "Community-acquired anaerobic bacteremia in adults: one-year experience in a medical center.". J Microbiol Immunol Infect 38 (6): 436-43. PMID 16341345.
  4. ↑ Cheng CW, Lin HS, Ye JJ, Yang CC, Chiang PC, Wu TS et al. (2009). "Clinical significance of and outcomes for Bacteroides fragilis bacteremia.". J Microbiol Immunol Infect 42 (3): 243-50. PMID 19812858.
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