Translocation and septic morbidity
| Lymph node | Septic focus | Clinical sepsis | Nasogastric aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| E coli ** | E coli/C albicans | UTI/RTI | E coli/C albicans/P vulgaris |
| E coli * | E coli | UTI | E cloacae/Aeromonas |
| E coli ** | E coli/S faecalis | Wound | E coli /K oxytoca/C albicans |
| S epidermidis * | S epidermidis | Septicaemia | E cloacae/Serratia/Morganella |
| P mirabilis ** | P mirabilis/S aureus | UTI/RTI | P mirabilis/S aureus/C albicans |
| K oxytoca | E coli | UTI | Diphtheroids/S aureus |
| Bacillus | E coli | Wound | Bacillus/C albicans |
| S epidermidis | B fragilis | Wound | Nil |
| S epidermidis | E coli | UTI | E cloacae |
| S epidermidis | E coli/P aeruginosa | UTI/septicaemia | E coli/Lactobacillus/C freundii |
| S epidermidis | E coli | Wound | H influenzae |
Eleven patients who exhibited evidence of translocation developed septic complications. *Five of these grew the same organism type from both the nodal and septic specimens. **In three patients the same organism was also isolated from their nasogastric aspirates.
UTI, urinary tract infection; RTI, respiratory tract infection.