Clostridium symbiosum Isolated from Blood.
10.5145/KJCM.2010.13.2.90
- Author:
Hee Jae HUH
1
;
Seung Tae LEE
;
Jang Ho LEE
;
Chang Seok KI
;
Nam Yong LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. micro.lee@samsung.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Clostridium symbiosum;
Immunocompromised patient;
Gram's stain;
16S rRNA sequencing
- MeSH:
Catheters;
Clostridium;
Clostridium symbiosum;
Female;
Genes, rRNA;
Gentian Violet;
Humans;
Immunocompromised Host;
Korea;
Middle Aged;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Ovarian Neoplasms;
Phenazines;
Tachycardia
- From:Korean Journal of Clinical Microbiology
2010;13(2):90-92
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Clostridium symbiosum was isolated from the blood of a 61-year-old immunocompromised woman who had diagnosed ovarian cancer with multiple metastases and who had developed persistent tachycardia. A blood culture was drawn from the peripherally inserted central catheter, and non-spore-forming gram-negative rods were detected in an anaerobic vial. The organism showed tiny and pinpoint colonies and was unidentified by Vitek II (bioMerieux, France). The 16S rRNA gene sequence showed a 99.4% identity with C. symbiosum. To our knowledge, this represents the first report of C. symbiosum isolation in Korea.
