Korean Journal of Clinical Microbiology  2010;13(3):125-127

doi:10.5145/KJCM.2010.13.3.125

Two Cases of Clostridium citroniae Bacteremia in Cancer Patients.

Yangsoon LEE 1 ; Eun Mi KOH ; Myungsook KIM ; Dongeun YONG ; Seok Hoon JEONG ; Kyungwon LEE ; Yunsop CHONG

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Keywords

Clostridium citroniae; Bacteremia

Country

Republic 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.