Differing Clinical Presentations of Fusobacterium necrophorum Bacteremia in Female vs Male Individuals: A Case Series
Judith Ratcliffe, Alex Pelliccione, Caitlin Otto, Christopher Kerantzas, Madeline A DiLorenzo, Wesley Rogers · 2026
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Description
Judith Ratcliffe and co-authors share a 2026 case series on blood infection with a germ called Fusobacterium necrophorum. Cases came from one New York City hospital over ten years, from late 2014 to late 2024. The team compared how the illness showed up in women and in men.
Women in the series tended to present with infection in the genital tract, a pattern not seen the same way in men. Based on that split, the authors urge care teams to check the genital tract when a woman has this germ in her blood. The short report helps staff spot a source they might miss at first.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Judith Ratcliffe, Alex Pelliccione, Caitlin Otto, Christopher Kerantzas, Madeline A DiLorenzo, Wesley Rogers |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 13 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |