Spectrum: Local Antimicrobial Stewardship, for Prisma Health Children’s Hospital-Midlands

Fusobacterium species

Precautions

Standard Precautions
Standard Precautions

Susceptibilities

Susceptibilities

General Susceptibilities

General Information

Pathogen information

Pathogen information

Anaerobic gram negative rod

Epidemiology

Epidemiology

Normal oral/gastrointestinal flora

Associated syndromes

Associated syndromes

  • Oral/dental infections

  • Head and neck infection

    • Including Lemierres disease (septic jugular thrombophlebitis) associated with F. necrophorum

  • Aspiration pneumonia

  • Empyema

  • Intra-abdominal abscess

  • Bacteremia

Additional Information

Additional Information

Bacteremia with F. necrophorum should prompt thorough investigation for septic thrombophlebitis (Lemierres)