IDCases
(Jan 2016)
Clostridium subterminale septicemia in an immunocompetent patient
Daganou Maria,
Kyriakoudi Ann,
Moraitou Helen,
Pontikis Konstantinos,
Avgeropoulou Stavrina,
Tripolitsioti Paraskevi,
Koutsoukou Antonia
Affiliations
Daganou Maria
ICU First Department of Respiratory Medicine, Medical School, University of Athens, Sotiria Hospital, Athens, Greece
Kyriakoudi Ann
ICU First Department of Respiratory Medicine, Medical School, University of Athens, Sotiria Hospital, Athens, Greece
Moraitou Helen
Microbiology Department, Sotiria Hospital, Athens, Greece
Pontikis Konstantinos
ICU First Department of Respiratory Medicine, Medical School, University of Athens, Sotiria Hospital, Athens, Greece
Avgeropoulou Stavrina
ICU First Department of Respiratory Medicine, Medical School, University of Athens, Sotiria Hospital, Athens, Greece
Tripolitsioti Paraskevi
ICU First Department of Respiratory Medicine, Medical School, University of Athens, Sotiria Hospital, Athens, Greece
Koutsoukou Antonia
ICU First Department of Respiratory Medicine, Medical School, University of Athens, Sotiria Hospital, Athens, Greece
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2016.06.005
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5,
no. C
Abstract
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Clostridium subterminale is a Clostridium species that has been rarely isolated in the blood of immunocompromised patients. We report a case of C. subterminale septicemia in an immunocompetent patient who presented with acute mediastinitis following spontaneous esophageal rupture.
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