Clinical Features and Outcomes of Fusobacterium Species Infections in a Ten-Year Follow-up

Abstract

Objective: Although uncommon, Fusobacterium infections have a wide clinical spectrum, ranging from local pharyngeal infections to septic shock. Our aim was to characterize and analyze the clinical features and outcomes in patients with Fusobacterium infections, and determine which variables were able to predict a poor outcome.

Keywords

• bacteremia
• fusobacterium
• incidence
• risk factors
• epidemiology
• sepsis