Septic Thrombophlebitis with Septicemia

Abstract

ONE of the major present-day problems is the increased prevalence of hospital-acquired staphylococcal infection.^{1 2 3} Numerous studies attest to the widespread distribution of these organisms contaminating the environment of the hospital, its personnel and patients.^{4 , 5} Emphasis has been placed on the need for increased vigilance to protect patients from these organisms by improved technics of isolation of infected cases, increased cleanliness of personnel coming into contact with patients⁶ (especially ones with decreased resistance due to debilitating disease) and less haphazard use of potent antibiotics so that staphylococci do not become exposed to such drugs and develop resistance.⁷ We recently observed 3 . . .