Brain abscess and cervical lymphadenitis due to Paraclostridium bifermentans: A report of two cases

Paraclostridium bifermentans (current nomenclature of Clostridium bifermentans since 2016) is a gram-positive, spore-forming anaerobic bacterium. Here, we describe two cases associated with this organism. The first, primarily a case of tubercular brain abscess where P. bifermentans was isolated as p...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Anaerobe 2018-06, Vol.51, p.8-11
Main Authors: Sankar R, Udhaya, Biswas, Rakhi, Raja, S., Sistla, Sujatha, Gopalakrishnan, M.S., Saxena, Sunil Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Brain - diagnostic imaging
Brain abscess
Brain Abscess - diagnosis
Brain Abscess - microbiology
Brain Abscess - pathology
Brain Abscess - therapy
Cervical lymphadenitis
Clostridium bifermentans - classification
Clostridium bifermentans - isolation & purification
Clostridium Infections - diagnosis
Clostridium Infections - microbiology
Clostridium Infections - pathology
Clostridium Infections - therapy
Drainage
Female
Humans
Lymphadenitis - diagnosis
Lymphadenitis - microbiology
Lymphadenitis - pathology
Lymphadenitis - therapy
Male
Paraclostridium bifermentans
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Paraclostridium bifermentans (current nomenclature of Clostridium bifermentans since 2016) is a gram-positive, spore-forming anaerobic bacterium. Here, we describe two cases associated with this organism. The first, primarily a case of tubercular brain abscess where P. bifermentans was isolated as part of a polymicrobial flora, following a neurosurgical procedure for the same and the second, a case of cervical lymphadenitis from which it was isolated as the sole causative agent. There are only a few reported cases of P. bifermentans in literature and these cases illustrate the widening spectrum of infections related to it. •First case report of cervical lymphadenitis due to Paraclostridium bifermentans.•Paraclostridium bifermentans isolated from a case of brain abscess, as a part of polymicrobial causation.•Pathogenic potential of Paralostridium bifermentans needs to be evaluated.
ISSN:1075-9964
1095-8274
DOI:10.1016/j.anaerobe.2018.03.006