Clostridium tertium Bacteremia in a Non-neutropenic Patient with Small Bowel Obstruction.
- Author:
Nam Su KU
1
;
Hae Sun CHUNG
;
Jae Gil LEE
;
Sun Bean KIM
;
Sang Hoon HAN
;
Jun Yong CHOI
;
Kyungwon LEE
;
June Myung KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Clostridium tertium; Non-neutropenic; Small bowel obstruction
- MeSH: Aged; Bacteremia; Cephalosporins; Clostridium; Clostridium tertium; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Humans
- From:Infection and Chemotherapy 2011;43(4):355-358
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Clostridium tertium-induced bacteremia is a rare condition seen predominantly in neutropenic patients and/or patients with gastrointestinal disease. In this report, we describe a non-neutropenic, 72-year-old patient with a small bowel obstruction who presented with C. tertium bacteremia. Clostridium tertium is aerotolerant and resistant to broad-spectrum cephalosporins. The aerotolerant nature of C. tertium is resulted in delayed identification and reporting since it is not initially considered a candidate for infection.
