Two Cases of Bacteremias Caused by Clostridium ramosum.
- Author:
Yong Kwan LIM
1
;
Se Min OH
;
Oh Joo KWEON
;
Mi Kyung LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Bacteremia; Clostridium ramosum; Immunocompromised host
- MeSH: Adult; Bacillus; Bacteremia*; Child; Clostridium*; Colonic Neoplasms; Humans; Immunocompromised Host; Otitis Media; Pressure Ulcer
- From:Annals of Clinical Microbiology 2015;18(3):98-101
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Clostridium ramosum is Gram-positive anaerobic bacillus and is known as a non-pathogenic enteric bacterium. It is a member of the RIC group, which is a subgroup of Clostridium having atypical characteristics. Rarely, it has been reported as a pathogen of otitis media in young children or the cause of infection in immunosuppressed adults. Here, we report the first two Korean cases of C. ramosum bacteremia in colon cancer and pressure sore cases, respectively.
