Bacteraemia caused by Clostridium symbiosum: Case report and review of the literature

Independently of the presence of immunodeficiency, the three patients presented with an underlying bowel disease that created a predisposition for a bacteraemia. Since the patients had fever with underlying disease, C. symbiosum recovered in the blood culture of the previous two patients was suggest...

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Published in:Indian journal of medical microbiology 2014-01, Vol.32 (1), p.92-94
Main Authors: Toprak, NU, Özcan, ET, Pekin, T, Yumuk, PF, Soyletir, G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Disease
Ecosystems
Fever
Mortality
Ovarian cancer
Patients
Surgery
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Summary:Independently of the presence of immunodeficiency, the three patients presented with an underlying bowel disease that created a predisposition for a bacteraemia. Since the patients had fever with underlying disease, C. symbiosum recovered in the blood culture of the previous two patients was suggested as clinically significant. [...]due to the high mortality rate associated with clostridial bacteraemia, prompt diagnosis and proper management play a major role in preventing mortality and morbidity.
ISSN:0255-0857
1998-3646
DOI:10.4103/0255-0857.124343