Aerobic and anaerobic bacteriology of cervical @entity3298 in XXXX .

@entity1 @entity8209 @entity794 @entity5478 @entity11625 @entity3298
Needle aspirates from 53 inflamed cervical lymph glands were studies for aerobic and anaerobic bacteria and mycobacteria. Bacterial growth was achieved in 45 @entity1 (85%). Sixty-six bacterial isolates were recovered, averaging 1.5 isolates per specimen (0.8 aerobes and 0.7 anaerobes), with as many as 4 isolates in some specimens. Aerobic organisms alone were recovered in 27 aspirates (60%) of the 45 culture-positive aspirates, anaerobic bacteria alone in 8 (18%), and mixed aerobic and anaerobic bacteria in 9 specimens (20%). Mycobacterium scrofulaceum was recovered in one (2%). The predominant aerobic organisms were @entity794 (14 isolates) and group A beta hemolytic streptococci (8). A total of 31 anaerobes were recovered, including gram-positive cocci (9, including 6 Peptococcus sp. and 3 Peptostreptococcus sp.), 8 Bacteroides sp. (including 3 @entity11625 ), 5 @entity5478 , and 4 @entity8209 . These data demonstrate the role of anaerobic organisms in cervical @entity3298 and the need to culture aspirated material for both aerobic and anaerobic microorganisms.
