Abstract
Three cases of Clostridium aldenense bacteremia are reported. C. aldenense is also associated with intra-abdominal infections and closely resembles Clostridium clostridioforme and therefore may be misidentified C aldenense may be a more frequent pathogen than appreciated and is generally fluoroquinolone resistant.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 475-477 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Anaerobe |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Anaerobes
- Bacteremia
- C aldenense
- Clostridia
- Sepsis