Iron supplementation.. any experience?

[Paul1]

Interesting about the sepsis. I did not know that, though thinking about it- I'm guessing yersinia and listeria??? Cool :-)

I'd have to dig out the studies, but I'd imagine it's just the common line sepsis pathogens - staph, candida, enterococcus, klebs; maybe more gram negatives than just klebs considering TPN patients with gi disease get translocation of gut flora. Listeria and Yersinia are pretty rare.

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

I see. I was thinking that yersinia and listeria are probably the most siderophilic bacteria, but you're probably right that more common pathogens- even if "less" iron loving- are probably more common.

[MattJ.D.]

Apparently iron deficiency is very common. If that's the case, why don't you recommend supplementing?

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