Anaerobic sepsis.

Anaerobic bacteria are the major residents of the skin and mucous-membrane surfaces, it is reasonable to suspect therefore, that these organisms play a part in the pathological processes associated with disturbances of these sites. The improvements in laboratory methods and the clarification of taxonomy have resulted in an increased awareness of the prevalence and virulence of the non-sporing anaerobic organisms in clinical infections. In this paper, only a brief outline of the types of infections associated with the normal flora and the types of bacteria isolated from these infections are given. Finally some of the pathogenetic mechanisms of anerobic infections are discussed.