Two Cases of Clostridium citroniae Bacteremia in Cancer Patients.
10.5145/KJCM.2010.13.3.125
- Author:
Yangsoon LEE
1
;
Eun Mi KOH
;
Myungsook KIM
;
Dongeun YONG
;
Seok Hoon JEONG
;
Kyungwon LEE
;
Yunsop CHONG
Author Information
1. Department of Laboratory Medicine and Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. leekcp@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Clostridium citroniae;
Bacteremia
- MeSH:
Ascitic Fluid;
Bacteremia;
Clostridium;
Coloring Agents;
Gram-Positive Rods;
Humans;
Spores
- From:Korean Journal of Clinical Microbiology
2010;13(3):125-127
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Clostridium citroniae is a novel species reclassified from C. clostridioforme. Clostridium species are obligate anaerobes and spore-forming gram-positive rods. However, C. citroniae stains gram negative and does not consistently produce spores, making it difficult to identify. We isolated C. citroniae from the blood and peritoneal fluid of one patient, and from the blood of another patient, both of whom were undergoing cancer chemotherapy.
